leaps

Noun

leap (plural leaps)

1. The act of leaping or jumping.
   • He made a leap across the river.
2. The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
3. (collective) A group of leopards.
   • Manikanta returned to the palace riding on a royal tiger accompanied by a leap of leopards to the utter surprise of the inhabitants of Pantalam.1970, The Calcutta Review, page 373
4. (figuratively) A significant move forward.
   • That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.1969 July 20, Neil Armstrong, as he became the first man to step on the moon
5. (figuratively) 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. A fault.

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