leap
verbHow many syllables in leap?
There is 1 syllable in the word leap.How to pronounce leap:
Definition of leap:
- leap (verb):
- move forward by leaps and bounds.
- to jump suddenly from one place to another
- to spring free from or as if from the ground jump
Synonyms for leap:
bounce
bound
burst
caper
capriole
cavort
curvet
frisk
galumph
gambol
hop
hop-skip
jump
leapfrog
move
pronk
rebound
recoil
resile
reverberate
ricochet
saltate
ski jump
skip
spring
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Antonyms for leap:
allow
decline
decrease
descend
drop
face
fall
give in
let go
lower
permit
slump
straighten
surrender
unbind
yield
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