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| bound2 |
to leap; spring. [2 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of an animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff front legs. [1/3 definitions] |
| caper1 |
to leap, hop, or skip about in a playful way; frolic. [2/3 definitions] |
| catapult |
to spring up or forward as though thrown by a catapult; leap. [1/4 definitions] |
| February |
the second month of the year. February usually has twenty-eight days, but it has twenty-nine days in a leap year. |
| frisk |
to leap or skip in a lively and happy way. [1/2 definitions] |
| hop1 |
to make a short, quick leap or leaps. [3/4 definitions] |
| hurdle |
a barrier over which a runner or horse must leap in the course of certain races. [3/4 definitions] |
| jump |
to leap into the air. [3/11 definitions] |
| leap |
to move or act suddenly or quickly with, or as though with, a leap. [1/3 definitions] |
| leapt |
a past tense and past participle of "leap." |
| lunge |
a sudden movement toward something; thrust, leap, or dive. [2 definitions] |
| pole vault |
an athletic event in which a person uses a long pole to leap over a bar set high above the ground. |
| stride |
(often plural) a forward leap; progress. [1/3 definitions] |
| vault2 |
to jump, leap, or spring over, using the hands or a pole as a support. [2 definitions] |
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