From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
leap
n 1: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn:
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound,
bounce]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the
major leagues" [syn: leap, jump, saltation]
3: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn:
jump, leap]
4: the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you
jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound,
spring]
2: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into
fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to
another" [syn: leap, jump]
3: jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't
want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the
Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
[syn: jump, leap, jump off]
4: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through
the hoop" [syn: jump, leap]