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leapfrog
leap·frog L0090100 (lēp′frôg′, -frŏg′)n. A game in which one player kneels or bends over while the next in line leaps over him or her.v. leap·frogged, leap·frog·ging, leap·frogs v.tr.1. To jump over (someone) in leapfrog.2. To advance or progress beyond (a competitor or an obstacle, for example) in dramatic fashion: hoping to leapfrog the competition with new technology.3. To advance (two military units) by engaging one with the enemy while moving the other to a position forward of the first unit.v.intr.1. To move forward in leapfrog.2. To move or progress in a discontinuous way: The virus leapfrogged from town to town.leapfrog (ˈliːpˌfrɒɡ) n (Games, other than specified) a children's game in which each player in turn leaps over the others' bent backs, leaning on them with the hands and spreading the legs widevb, -frogs, -frogging or -frogged1. (Games, other than specified) a. (intr) to play leapfrogb. (tr) to leap in this way over (something)2. to advance or cause to advance by jumps or stagesleap•frog (ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg) n., v. -frogged, -frog•ging. n. 1. a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist. v.t. 2. to jump over (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog. 3. to cause to move as if in leapfrog: manufacturers leapfrogging prices. v.i. 4. to move or advance in or as if in leapfrog. [1590–1600] leapfrogForm of movement in which like supporting elements are moved successively through or by one another along the axis of movement of supported forces.leapfrog Past participle: leapfrogged Gerund: leapfrogging
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leapfrog | leapfrog |
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I leapfrog | you leapfrog | he/she/it leapfrogs | we leapfrog | you leapfrog | they leapfrog |
Preterite |
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I leapfrogged | you leapfrogged | he/she/it leapfrogged | we leapfrogged | you leapfrogged | they leapfrogged |
Present Continuous |
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I am leapfrogging | you are leapfrogging | he/she/it is leapfrogging | we are leapfrogging | you are leapfrogging | they are leapfrogging |
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I have leapfrogged | you have leapfrogged | he/she/it has leapfrogged | we have leapfrogged | you have leapfrogged | they have leapfrogged |
Past Continuous |
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I was leapfrogging | you were leapfrogging | he/she/it was leapfrogging | we were leapfrogging | you were leapfrogging | they were leapfrogging |
Past Perfect |
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I had leapfrogged | you had leapfrogged | he/she/it had leapfrogged | we had leapfrogged | you had leapfrogged | they had leapfrogged |
Future |
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I will leapfrog | you will leapfrog | he/she/it will leapfrog | we will leapfrog | you will leapfrog | they will leapfrog |
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I will have leapfrogged | you will have leapfrogged | he/she/it will have leapfrogged | we will have leapfrogged | you will have leapfrogged | they will have leapfrogged |
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I will be leapfrogging | you will be leapfrogging | he/she/it will be leapfrogging | we will be leapfrogging | you will be leapfrogging | they will be leapfrogging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been leapfrogging | you have been leapfrogging | he/she/it has been leapfrogging | we have been leapfrogging | you have been leapfrogging | they have been leapfrogging |
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I will have been leapfrogging | you will have been leapfrogging | he/she/it will have been leapfrogging | we will have been leapfrogging | you will have been leapfrogging | they will have been leapfrogging |
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I had been leapfrogging | you had been leapfrogging | he/she/it had been leapfrogging | we had been leapfrogging | you had been leapfrogging | they had been leapfrogging |
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I would leapfrog | you would leapfrog | he/she/it would leapfrog | we would leapfrog | you would leapfrog | they would leapfrog |
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I would have leapfrogged | you would have leapfrogged | he/she/it would have leapfrogged | we would have leapfrogged | you would have leapfrogged | they would have leapfrogged | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | | 2. | leapfrog - a game in which one child bends down and another leaps overchild's game - a game enjoyed by children | Verb | 1. | leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" | | 2. | leapfrog - progress by large jumps instead of small incrementsprogress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | Translationshoppe bukkcarniçaeixo-badeixoчехардаdirdirbirleapfrog
leapfrog a children's game in which each player in turn leaps over the others' bent backs, leaning on them with the hands and spreading the legs wide leapfrog
Words related to leapfrognoun advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitorsRelated Words- forward motion
- onward motion
- advancement
- progress
- progression
- procession
- advance
noun a game in which one child bends down and another leaps overRelated Wordsverb jump acrossRelated Wordsverb progress by large jumps instead of small incrementsRelated Words- progress
- shape up
- come along
- come on
- get along
- get on
- advance
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