Leap (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped (?), rarely Leapt; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaping.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hleápan to leap, jump, run; akin to
OS. hl&?;pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan,
hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. löpa, Dan. löbe, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf.
Elope, Lope, Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.] 1. To spring clear of the
ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence,
or leaps upon a horse. Bacon.
Leap in with me into this angry flood.
Shak.
2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to
move swiftly. Also Fig.
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky.
Wordsworth.
Leap, v. t. 1. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a
ditch.