The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - leapn.

1) spring, bound, jump, vault (into) ; hurdle, clear, hop over, skip over, negotiate: He leapt into the saddle. Superman leaps tall buildings at a single bound. 2) jump, cavort, gambol, dance, frisk, caper, frolic, romp, prance, curvet: He leapt for joy at the news that he had won first prize. 3) jump, rush, hasten, form hastily, accept (prematurely or without question) : The speaker kept leaping from one subject to another. Don't leap to conclusions about her strange behaviour. 4) leap at. jump at, accept, be eager for, move quickly, take: I leapt at the chance to apply for a scholarship. --n. 5) spring, bound, jump, vault, hurdle, hop, skip: With one leap I was on the other side. 6) jump, increase, (up) surge, rise, upswing, growth, escalation: The figures show a leap in inflation for the month. 7) by leaps and bounds. rapidly, quickly, swiftly, speedily: The plans for the new theatre are progressing by leaps and bounds.