leapfrog
Americannoun
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a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
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an advance from one place, position, or situation to another without progressing through all or any of the places or stages in between.
a leapfrog from bank teller to vice president in one short year.
verb (used with object)
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to jump over (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog.
He leapfrogged the fence to reach the crying child.
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to move or cause to move as if in leapfrog.
Manufacturers are leapfrogging prices because the cost of raw materials has doubled.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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(intr) to play leapfrog
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(tr) to leap in this way over (something)
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to advance or cause to advance by jumps or stages
Other Word Forms
- leapfrogger noun
Etymology
Origin of leapfrog
Example Sentences
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The state leapfrogged California and my home state of Illinois not by becoming wealthier or changing its demographics.
The victory takes the English club to the top of Pool 4, leapfrogging champions Bordeaux-Begles and Northampton who meet in France on Sunday in a re-run of last season's final.
From Barron's
OpenAI, which had the leading LLM from a performance perspective, was leapfrogged by Gemini.
From Barron's
OpenAI, which had the leading LLM from a performance perspective, was leapfrogged by Gemini.
From Barron's
OpenAI, which had the leading LLM from a performance perspective, was leapfrogged by Gemini.
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