Leap meaning: Leap definition

Leap definition: to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.. See examples of LEAP used in a sentence. Leap definition: To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump. Definition of leap verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The word leap is another word for "jump," but it gives a slightly different image — one of lightness and quickness, perhaps a movement with a little more spring in it than a regular jump. Leap comes from the Old English hlēapan, "to leap or run."