{Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping.
{Leaping spider} (Zo["o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the {Saltigrad[ae]}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Leaping — Leap Leap (l[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaped} (l[=e]pt; 277), rarely {Leapt} (l[=e]pt or l[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaping}.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle[ a]pan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [=a]hl[=o]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaping — adj. Leaping is used with these nouns: ↑flame … Collocations dictionary
leaping — šuoliavimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Daugkartinis įvairių šuolių, šoksnių arba jų derinių kartojimas; judėjimas atsispiriant abiem kojomis. atitikmenys: angl. leaping; skipping vok. Galopp, m; Springen, n rus. прыганье … Sporto terminų žodynas
leaping — šuoliavimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žirgo bėgsena šuoliais. atitikmenys: angl. leaping; skipping vok. Galopp, m; Springen, n rus. прыганье … Sporto terminų žodynas
Leaping house — Leaping Leap ing, a. & n. from {Leap}, to jump. [1913 Webster] {Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak. {Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping. {Leaping spider} (Zo[ o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the {Saltigrad[ae]}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaping pole — Leaping Leap ing, a. & n. from {Leap}, to jump. [1913 Webster] {Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak. {Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping. {Leaping spider} (Zo[ o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the {Saltigrad[ae]}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaping spider — Leaping Leap ing, a. & n. from {Leap}, to jump. [1913 Webster] {Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak. {Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping. {Leaping spider} (Zo[ o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the {Saltigrad[ae]}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaping Michaels — In the game of bridge, Leaping Michaels is a conventional overcall made in defense to an opposing 2 level or 3 level preempt. Leaping Michaels is played by many pairs as it provides a means to show strong two suited hands (5 5 or longer) that are … Wikipedia
leaping house — obsolete a brothel Where a customer might leap on a prostitute. Also as leaping academy: Dials the signs of leaping houses. (Shakespeare, 1 Henry V) ... teaching em Latin in the environs of a leaping academy. (Fraser, 1982,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Leaping gait — The leaping gaits are a group of related quadruped gaits that include canter, gallop, and stot (also known as pronk and prong).Tristan David Martin Roberts (1995) Understanding Balance: The Mechanics of Posture and Locomotion , Nelson Thornes,… … Wikipedia
