overleap

[ oh-ver-leep ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈlip /

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verb (used with object), o·ver·leaped or o·ver·leapt, o·ver·leap·ing.

to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.

to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far: to overleap oneself with ambition.

to pass over or omit: to overleap important steps and reach erroneous conclusions.

Archaic. to leap farther than; outleap.

Origin of overleap

before 900; Middle English overlepen,Old English oferhlēapan.See over-, leap

Words nearby overleap

overlay, overlay denture, overlay glass, Overlea, overleaf, overleap, overlearn, overleverage, overlie, overline, overlive

Example sentences from the Web for overleap

For those two hundred million dollars were a barrier, which a descendant of Crusaders and preux chevaliers could not overleap.
Mortal Coils|Aldous Huxley
But the new impetus given to research has caused its originators to overleap themselves, as it were.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
I often overleap the steps when I clamber; for so doing, none of the steps pardons me.
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche
The Latin of thy namesake Jerome is a barrier I cannot overleap.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

Now the transportation facilities were to overleap history and to run in advance of progress itself.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

单词	overleap
释义	overleap [ oh-ver-leep ] / ˌoʊ vərˈlip / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overleap ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), o·ver·leaped or o·ver·leapt, o·ver·leap·ing. to leap over or across: to overleap a fence. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far: to overleap oneself with ambition. to pass over or omit: to overleap important steps and reach erroneous conclusions. Archaic. to leap farther than; outleap. Origin of overleap before 900; Middle English overlepen,Old English oferhlēapan.See over-, leap Words nearby overleap overlay, overlay denture, overlay glass, Overlea, overleaf, overleap, overlearn, overleverage, overlie, overline, overlive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overleap For those two hundred million dollars were a barrier, which a descendant of Crusaders and preux chevaliers could not overleap. Mortal Coils\|Aldous Huxley But the new impetus given to research has caused its originators to overleap themselves, as it were. Villainage in England\|Paul Vinogradoff I often overleap the steps when I clamber; for so doing, none of the steps pardons me. Thus Spake Zarathustra\|Friedrich Nietzsche The Latin of thy namesake Jerome is a barrier I cannot overleap. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade Now the transportation facilities were to overleap history and to run in advance of progress itself. The Way to the West\|Emerson Hough Words related to overleap disregard, discard, overlook, bypass, clear, pass, leap, ascend, bound, bounce, soar, negotiate, trifle, defer, omit, skimp, overpass, skip, dismiss, elide
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overleap

verb (used with object), o·ver·leaped or o·ver·leapt, o·ver·leap·ing.

Origin of overleap

Words nearby overleap

Example sentences from the Web for overleap

Words related to overleap