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1 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) šokti2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) peršokti3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) pulti2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) šuolis- leap year
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2 leap year
(every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc.) keliamieji metai -
3 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) avinas -
4 somersault
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5 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) šok(inė)ti2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) kilti3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) už(si)trenkti2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) spyruoklė2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pavasaris3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) šuolis4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) tamprumas5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) šaltinėlis•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
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6 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) rūsys, požemis2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) saugykla3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) kripta•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) šuolis (atsispyrus)2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) (per)šokti -
7 caper
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8 leapt
past tense, past participles; see leap -
9 poised
1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) pakibęs2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) įsitempęs -
10 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) staiga (už)šokti -
11 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) šuolių su slidėmis varžybos2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) stati nuokalnė šuoliams su slidėmis -
12 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) metai2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) metai•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) kasmet- all the year round
- all year round
- long
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Leap — Leap, v. t. 1. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch. [1913 Webster] 2. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap — [lēp] vi. leapt [lept, lēpt] or leaped, leaping [ME lepen < OE hleapan, akin to MDu lopen, Ger laufen] 1. to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one s leg muscles; jump; spring 2. to move suddenly or swiftly, as if by jumping; … English World dictionary
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. laufen, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap in — ˌleap ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap in he/she/it leaps in present participle leaping in past tense … Useful english dictionary
leap on — ˈleap on ˈleap upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap on he/she/it leaps on present participle leaping on past tense leaped on … Useful english dictionary
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leap at — (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. I would leap at an opportunity to work for that organization. Usage notes: often used in the form leap at the chance: I leaped at the chance to visit India … New idioms dictionary
leap — leap; leap·er; leap·ing; … English syllables
leap at — [phrasal verb] leap at (something) : to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.) She leaped at [=jumped at] the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do. He leapt at the offer of a better job. • • • Main Entry: ↑leap … Useful english dictionary
