- overleap
- transitive verb (-leaped or overleapt; overleaping) Date: before 12th century 1. to leap over or across 2. to defeat (oneself) by going too far
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Overleap — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overleap — [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 … English World dictionary
overleap — /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… … Universalium
overleap — verb a) To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping. b) To omit … Wiktionary
overleap — (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 … English dictionary for students
overleap — v. leap across; go too far; skip over, overlook … English contemporary dictionary
overleap — verb (past and past participle overleaped or overleapt) archaic 1》 jump over or across. 2》 omit; ignore … English new terms dictionary
overleap — 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… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
overleap — 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 … From formal English to slang
overleap — /oʊvəˈlip/ (say ohvuh leep) verb (t) (overleapt or overleaped, overleaping) 1. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far. 2. to pass over or omit. 3. to leap over or across …
