verb
overleap
Overleap (verb) means to get past an obstacle by jumping over it.
verb
1
To get past an obstacle by jumping over it.
2
To jump over something; to go beyond it; to miss it out.
"It should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance from the established world powers."
— Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers (2012)
3
To jump with too much force and land further than you meant to.
"I overleapt myself and stumbled."
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan. Compare Dutch overlopen (“to spill over; overflow”) and German überlaufen (“to overrun; overflow”). By surface analysis, it is over- plus leap.
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What is the meaning of overleap?
"overleap" (verb) means to get past an obstacle by jumping over it.
What is another word for overleap?
Other words for "overleap" include drop, overlook, miss, omit, vault, pretermit.
What are the different meanings of overleap?
"overleap" has 3 main meanings: 1. To get past an obstacle by jumping over it; 2. To jump over something; to go beyond it; to miss it out; 3. To jump with too much force and land further than you meant to.
