leap

/liːp/ verb (past tense and past participle leapt /lept/, leaped)

Definition

leap into/out of/up, etc › to suddenly move somewhere: He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house. I leapt up to answer the phone.

leap off/over/into, etc › to jump somewhere: She leapt over the wall and disappeared down the alley.

(Definition of leap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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