The grasshopper leapt at me and scared me to death.
•The cat leapt at the mouse and caught it.
2. to accept or choose someone or something eagerly. •We leapt at Carl when his department offered him to us.
•When we had the chance to hire Carl, we leapt at it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
leap to someone's defence — leap to someone’s defence phrase to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized Officials leapt to the defence of Mr Evans and promised to stand by him. Thesaurus: to protect or defend someone or somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
leap to someone's defence — to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized Officials leapt to the defence of Mr Evans and promised to stand by him … English dictionary
leap — leap1 [ lip ] (past tense and past participle leaped or leapt [ lept ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive move somewhere suddenly and quickly: Gordon s secretary leaped to her feet (=suddenly stood up) when she saw me. leap into/out of/from something:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leap — I UK [liːp] / US [lɪp] verb Word forms leap : present tense I/you/we/they leap he/she/it leaps present participle leaping past tense leaped or leapt UK [lept] / US past participle leaped or leapt ** 1) [intransitive] to move somewhere suddenly… … English dictionary
leap — leap1 [li:p] v past tense and past participle leapt [lept] especially BrE leaped especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump)¦ 2¦(move fast)¦ 3¦(increase)¦ 4 leap at the chance/opportunity 5 leap to somebody s defence 6¦(heart)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
leap — 1 verb past tense and past participle leapt, especially BrE leaped especially AmE 1 JUMP a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place: Jen leapt across the stream. b) (T) literary… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leap — [[t]li͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ leaps, leaping, leaped, leapt (past participle) (British English usually uses the form leapt as the past tense and past participle. American English usually uses leaped.) 1) VERB If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a… … English dictionary
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