Leap \Leap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped, rarely Leapt; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaping.]

[OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle['a]pan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [=a]hl?pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l["o]pa, Dan. l["o]be, 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Leaping \Leap"ing\, a. & n. from Leap, to jump.

Leaping house, a brothel. [Obs.]

--Shak.

Leaping pole, a pole used in some games of leaping.

Leaping spider (Zo["o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the Saltigrad[ae].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)