leap

/lip/ v [I/T] (past tense and past participle leaped /lipt/, /lept/ or leapt /lept/)

Definition

› to make a large jump or sudden movement, or to jump over something: [I] He leaps to his feet when the phone rings. [I] Flames were leaping into the sky. [T] The dog leaped the fence. [I] fig. Americans want change, but they don’t want to leap into the unknown (= move quickly into unknown situations). › If your heart leaps, you have a sudden, strong feeling of pleasure or fear: [I] My heart leaps when I hear his voice.

(Definition of leap v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)