leapt

[lept, leept] / lɛpt, lipt /

VERB

jump, jump over; increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend bounce bound hop rise rocket skip soar surge vault

STRONG

advance arise caper cavort clear escalate frisk hurdle lop mount saltate spring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow decline descend lower permit

STRONG

decrease

Example Sentences

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leapt

The Argentine number 10 leapt for a ball with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton but, somehow unnoticed, he opted to punch the ball into the empty net.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

French and Italian government debt yields also leapt after Trump’s comments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But Fery - as he has done all week - refused to be put away and leapt into the air in celebration after forcing a decider.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Pakistan's inflation rate leapt to 10 percent in the three months after the conflict began, from 5.5 percent in the July-February period, according to a government survey.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Glory leapt over a puddle and stood tall.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova