Leap in a sentence as a noun

For many first-time EV owners, buying is a big leap of faith.

Make no mistake about people who leap from burning windows.

People will switch from anything as long as there is a big leap in benefits, and I think Google+ offers that.

At the moment, it's interesting, and a big leap from Objective C. By V3, it might be "excellent".

Social is neither the next giant leap forward, nor is it the downfall of humanity.

Basically, Google+ looks like a huge leap over Facebook because of all those neat products tied together.

I always planned on further automating the system once I had the money to purchase more sophisticated equipment, but it was too much of a leap.

Leap in a sentence as a verb

But also does not find that Apple has shown that the mark is suggestive, as there appears to be no need for a leap of imagination to understand what the term means.

Huge props to her for making the leap from what must be a very comfortable Google and for the board for finding a stunning candidate to lead the revival of Yahoo.

If your startup has a solid business model and is cash-flow positive, it's time to start leap-frogging the competition and adjusting the course.

It's mature technology that hasn't seen massive changes in the initial leap to Qt 5, but has nonetheless benefitted from many improvements in the core of Qt.

Occasional users really are not in the business of providing hotel lodgings and it is a pretty big leap to say that they should be required to pay taxes as if they were.

A century ago, knowledge and raw materials was usually the limiting factor in discovery and a single genius scientist could make a giant leap in a field because there were a limited number of people total that had access to the knowledge and materials for furthering that area of interest.

Leap definitions

noun

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

See also: leaping spring saltation bound bounce

noun

an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

See also: jump saltation

noun

a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

See also: jump

noun

the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"

verb

move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

See also: jump bound spring

verb

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

See also: jump

verb

jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

See also: jump

verb

cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

See also: jump