| LEAP | a light springing movement upwards or forwards |
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| LEAP | the distance leaped (or to be leaped) |
| LEAP | an abrupt transition |
| LEAP | a sudden and decisive increase |
| LEAP | pass abruptly from one state or topic to another |
| LEAP | move forward by leaps and bounds |
| LEAP | cause to jump or leap, as of a trained animal |
| LEAP | the name of the day that is added during a leap year |
| LEAP | jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone) |
| LEAP | be highly noticeable |
| LEAP | a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation |
| LEAP | in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 |