verb
definition
To jump.
definition
To pass over by a leap or jump.
example
to leap a wall or a ditch
definition
To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
definition
To cause to leap.
example
to leap a horse across a ditch
Examples of leapt in a Sentence
It leapt toward the dark forest.
He leapt to his feet before he was fully aware of his surroundings.
She leapt up and closed the door behind her, turmoil in her breast.
They leapt from the pages to create visions before him that then swirled and turned back into words.
Her heart leapt then dropped to her feet when she realized a man like that didn't call.
She wiped her hand on her shirt and leapt up.
Katie yelped and leapt back at the familiar form.
The exercise felt good, and he ran and leapt and clambered up trees until he was panting.
He leapt through the portal before it closed in time to see which one Jade chose.
She leapt up, knocking the prisoner off balance in her haste to escape.
Her heart leapt, and she stood, halfway to him before his sharp look reminded her he wasn't someone she wanted to approach.
She rolled and leapt to her feet.
When Jessi tripped his senses, he tensed so quickly, he nearly leapt out of his seat.
Three men leapt out, a blond man in PMF grays flanked by two fed special security members.
He looked up instinctively, sensing something different about this thunder. It didn't sound like the rumbling thunder he'd heard in the mortal world. It sounded like an explosion in the sky. The jungle canopy blocked his view, so he leapt up to catch the branch of the nearest tree. He scaled the tree quickly, stopping only when he broke through the layers of leaves. More tiny explosions came, and he twisted to see what they were.
Darian Traveled to the portal then leapt through it, pulling them with him.
A form leapt in between them, and she recognized the laugh as that of the crazy Grey God.
He leapt from the wall with only three companions into the hostile town, and, before the army behind him could effect an entrance, lay wounded almost to death.'
Bradford ("Orion") got to the top of a derrick with a grapnel, leapt on to the mole, secured it and fell back shot into the water.
More words leapt from the page.
Whatever step towards him she seemed to take this day, she'd leapt back about twenty.
Instead, she half ran, half leapt through the piles of bodies into the treed area lining two wide walkways.
Rhyn leapt down from the tree a few meters in front of her and sat to await her as she slid and maneuvered the muddy trail.
Suddenly, Hannah stopped. Kris barreled towards her. He glimpsed movement before he burst into the small clearing. It wasn't until he leapt over the final hurdle – a massive fallen tree – did he see what stopped her. One moment she stood with her back to him. The next, she was on the ground, Rhyn's dagger dripping with blood.
Jenn leapt the last few feet to the level ground.
Jenn climbed a tree close to the wall then leapt onto the top of the thick, marble wall.
She threw herself down to avoid the second, sent another knife in its direction to distract it, and leapt up, dancing and twisting through the lightning streams.
She leapt through it, half blinded, and tackled him.
Taran reached the lagging man and hacked him down, leapt over the body and one of the snapping traps, and continued.
Mustering his strength, he leapt, tearing the woman out of the attacker's grip and rolling several feet with her.
Irritated with her spirit, Taran leapt from the horse and pursued, his long strides quickly cutting the distance between them.
His black cat leapt from the ottoman onto her chest, content to curl up and sleep.
Jessi's heart leapt, but she forced herself not to react.
Not giving him a chance to argue, she ducked through the ropes and leapt to the floor.
Kiera retorted even as her heart leapt at the prospect.
Katie followed her instincts through the dreamscape until she climbed the last rocks and saw Rhyn curled in a ball just on the other side of a small ridge on the Sanctuary. Her heart leapt, and she hurried to him. In her last dream, he'd been there one moment then disappeared, just when she reached out for him. She couldn't help wondering if these dreams were more than dreams. This wouldn't be the first time she lived out reality in a dream.
The men ahead of him lurched ahead as the first few of Memon's men leapt atop the walls.
Originally a fisherman and diver of Anthedon in Boeotia, having eaten of a certain magical herb sown by Cronus, he leapt into the sea, where he was changed into a god, and endowed with the gift of unerring prophecy.
For that this Thought (gvvoia), recognizing her father's will, had leapt forth from him, and descended to lower regions, and generated the angelic powers by whom this world was made.
His first preferment was the small vicarage of Cannock in Staffordshire; but he leapt into notice when holding a preachership at St Saviour's, Southwark.
Frustrated he couldn't help Katie while Ully was out, Toby started off again into the jungle, looking at each tree until he found one he thought he could climb. He leapt to the lowest branch, which slithered in his grip before it wrapped around him.
Suddenly, Hannah stopped. Kris barreled towards her. He glimpsed movement before he burst into the small clearing. It wasn't until he leapt over the final hurdle – a massive fallen tree – did he see what stopped her. One moment she stood with her back to him. The next, she was on the ground, Rhyn's dagger dripping with blood.
Rhyn stepped into the portal. He crossed fast and leapt through the portal leading to the Caribbean Sanctuary. No sooner had he hit the sandy beach than the restraints of the underworld fled, knocking him off his feet. His body bucked under the influence of power. Sudden pain shot through him, followed by the sensation of his magic snapping back into a bond too strong for him to access.
But this cab leapt small buildings in a single bound and drove faster then any locomotive.
The celebrity clientele has an interest in fashions for their new elite progeny, and so the fashion industry has leapt to accommodate such needs.
Its reward when it finally leapt over the falls at the gate was the transformation from a simple carp into a magnificent dragon god.
After taking a moment to gush over the new Alina Spring line, LovetoKnow recently leapt at the opportunity to interview the founders of Alina handbags, Alina Garcia and Yamilia Halfon.
The men were dispersing, and her heart leapt when she saw Damian's gaze riveted to her window.
Sand flew as they soared and leapt through the desert.
For a moment her heart leapt, fearful their light had died permanently, trapping them in this awful place.