outleap

[ out-leep ]

/ ˌaʊtˈlip /

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

to leap ahead of or over.

to surpass in leaping.

verb (used without object), out·leaped or out·leapt, out·leap·ing.

to leap forth.

Nearby words

outlast, outlaw, outlaw strike, outlawry, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier, outline, outline font, outlive

Origin of outleap

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + leap

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Examples from the Web for outleap

The outleap of fury in the dagger-thrust had evidently exhausted him.
Romola|George Eliot
This is what one wishes for Mordax—that his heart and brain should restrain the outleap of roar and talons.
Impressions of Theophrastus Such|George Eliot