overleap
1Overleap — O ver*leap , v. t. [AS. oferhle[ a]pan. See {Over}, and {Leap}.] To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. Let me o erleap that custom. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2overleap — [ō΄vər lēp′] vt. OVERLEAPT or overlept or overleaped, overleaping, overleapt [ō΄vərlept′, ō΄vərlēpt′] 1. to leap over or across 2. to omit; ignore 3. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far …
3overleap — /oh veuhr leep /, v.t., overleaped or overleapt, overleaping. 1. to leap over or across: to overleap a fence. 2. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far: to overleap oneself with ambition. 3. to pass over or omit: to overleap important steps… …
4overleap — transitive verb ( leaped or overleapt; overleaping) Date: before 12th century 1. to leap over or across 2. to defeat (oneself) by going too far …
5overleap — verb a) To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping. b) To omit …
6overleap — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To jump over] Syn. spring, leap over, pass; see jump 1 . 2. [To omit] Syn. reject, overlook, miss; see omit 1 …
7overleap — v. leap across; go too far; skip over, overlook …
8overleap — verb (past and past participle overleaped or overleapt) archaic 1》 jump over or across. 2》 omit; ignore …
9overleap — v 1. leap over or across, jump over or across, spring over or across, hop over or across, bound over or across, vault, vault over, leapfrog. 2. overreach, overstep, overstretch, stretch beyond, overpass, pass all bounds, know no bounds, go… …
10overleap — o•ver•leap [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈlip[/t]] v. t. leaped leapt, leap•ing 1) to leap over or across 2) to overreach (oneself) • Etymology: bef. 900 …
