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  • 91Leap — This interesting and unusual surname of Northern English origin derives from the old English pre 7th Century Leap a basket, and was originally given as a metonymic occupational name to a maker of baskets. One, John le Lepmaker of Norfolk is… …

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  • 92Leap of Faith (album de David Charvet) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Leap of Faith. Leap of Faith Album par David Charvet Sortie 23 avril 2002 Enregistrement 2002 Dur …

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  • 93leap —   Lele;    ♦ leap at, kiki, ulele;    ♦ leap away, lī ō;    ♦ leap suddenly, lele koke;    ♦ leap into water, iamo, lele ō ō, lele kawa;    ♦ take a flying leap, lele kīko o;    ♦ leap on a spear, kūpololū.   Also: leina, lei, mahiki, lelekē,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 94Leap The Dips (Lakemont Park) — 40° 28′ 15″ N 78° 23′ 48″ W / 40.4708, 78.3967 …

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  • 95leap on —    (of a male)    to copulate with    The common imagery of violent movement:     You can t take a vow of celibacy... You ll be leaping on someone and then feeling guilty. (I. Murdoch, 1985)    Shakespeare used leap into of marriage:     I should …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 96leap on — phrasal verb leap on or leap upon [transitive] Word forms leap on : present tense I/you/we/they leap on he/she/it leaps on present participle leaping on past tense leaped on or leapt on past participle leaped on or leapt on leap on something to… …

    English dictionary

  • 97leap upon — phrasal verb leap on or leap upon [transitive] Word forms leap on : present tense I/you/we/they leap on he/she/it leaps on present participle leaping on past tense leaped on or leapt on past participle leaped on or leapt on leap on something to… …

    English dictionary

  • 98leap to conclusions — jump/leap/to conclusions phrase to make a decision about something too quickly without knowing all the facts He saw the two of them together and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Thesaurus: to make a wrong judgment or decisionsynonym Main entry:… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 99Leap year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100leap — I. verb (leaped or leapt; leaping) Etymology: Middle English lepen, from Old English hlēapan; akin to Old High German hlouffan to run Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to spring free from or as if from the ground ; jump …

    New Collegiate Dictionary