Leap (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Leaped (?), rarely Leapt; p. pr. & vb. n.Leaping.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hleápan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. āhl�pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. löpa, Dan. löbe, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. Elope, Lope, Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.] 1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. Bacon.
Leap in with me into this angry flood. Shak.
2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky. Wordsworth.