leaps

/liːps/

noun

  1. 1

    The act of leaping or jumping.

  2. 2

    The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

  3. 3

    A group of leopards.

  4. 4

    A significant move forward.

  5. 5

    A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.

    “It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.”
  6. 6

    A fault.

  7. 7

    Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.

  8. 8

    A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.

  9. 9

    A salmon ladder.

noun

  1. 1

    A basket.

  2. 2

    A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.

  3. 3

    Half a bushel.

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