leapfrog

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• leapfrog — UK US /ˈliːpfrɒg/ US  / frɑːg/ verb [I or T] ( gg ) ► to improve a position by going past others quickly or by missing some stages of an activity or process: leapfrog ahead of sb/sth »What can we do in the UK to ensure that we leapfrog ahead of… …   Financial and business terms

• leapfrog — [lēp′frôg΄] n. a game in which each player in turn jumps, with legs spread wide, over the bent back of each of the other players vi. leapfrogged, leapfrogging 1. to jump in or as if in leapfrog; skip (over) 2. to move or progress in jumps or… …   English World dictionary

• Leapfrog — Leap frog , n. A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Leapfrog — is a children s game in which players vault over each other s stooped backs. The first participant rests hands on knees and bends over, this is called giving a back . The next player places hands on the first s back and leaps over by straddling… …   Wikipedia

• leapfrog — ► NOUN ▪ a game in which players in turn vault with parted legs over others who are bending down. ► VERB (leapfrogged, leapfrogging) 1) perform such a vault. 2) progress by overtaking others to move into a leading position …   English terms dictionary

• leapfrog — leapfrogger, n. /leep frog , frawg /, n., v., leapfrogged, leapfrogging. n. 1. a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist. 2. an advance from one place, position, or situation to another without… …   Universalium

• leapfrog — I n. to play leapfrog II v. (d; intr.) to leapfrog from; to (American forces leapfrogged from one island to another) * * * [ liːpfrɒg] to (American forces leapfrogged from one island to another) (d; intr.) to leapfrog from to play leapfrog …   Combinatory dictionary

• leapfrog — leap•frog [[t]ˈlipˌfrɒg, ˌfrɔg[/t]] n. v. frogged, frog•ging 1) a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist 2) to jump over (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog 3) cvb to cause to move as if… …   From formal English to slang

• leapfrog — 1. noun A childrens game in which players vault over each others stooped backs. 2. verb a) To jump over some obstacle as in leapfrog. This new product will leapfrog the competition …   Wiktionary

• leapfrog — [[t]li͟ːpfrɒg, AM frɔːg[/t]] leapfrogs, leapfrogging, leapfrogged 1) N UNCOUNT Leapfrog is a game which children play, in which a child bends over, while others jump over their back. ...children engaged in activities such as riding, playing… …   English dictionary

• leapfrog — n. children s game which is played by jumping one by one over the backs of kneeling players v. play leapfrog (children s game); jump over; move forward as in the game of leapfrog …   English contemporary dictionary