leapfrog

Speech parts

1. leapfrog - Noun

2. leapfrog - Verb

3. Leapfrog - Proper noun

Meaning

A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

start clear buck caper pass spring dance passing bound jump exceed hop dive leap vault
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Antonyms

dawdle progress stand decrease delay idle
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Hypernyms

spring advance progress bound jump leap

Derivatives

leapfrogged leapfrogging

Examples

the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends Source: Internet

He leapfrogged his classmates Source: Internet

After hardfought victories over Burnley and Brighton, Spurs will leapfrog both Leicester City and Liverpool, who play later on Sunday, for at least a few hours with three points. Source: Internet

A win this weekend would leave Clare in a strong position to leapfrog Fermanagh and Kildare in the relegation battle, with two home games in Cusack Park to close out the campaign. Source: Internet

Cheney also made clear she wants House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next GOP speaker, quashing any speculation she would try to leapfrog McCarthy. Source: Internet

Of a truth, 60 years is nothing compared to advanced democracies and nations with 100 or 200 years of nationhood but nonetheless it is significant to continue to leapfrog on the frontiers of nation building and development. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

leapable leaper leaperous leapfrogged leapfrogger leapfrogging