overleap

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/oʊvərˈliːp/ (US)
See all 2 pronunciations
/oʊvərˈliːp/ (US) · /əʊvəˈliːp/ (UK)

Definition of overleap

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
    “Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […].”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
    “Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […].”
  2. (transitive)To pass over; to omit, leave 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.”
  3. (dated, reflexive)To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.
    “I overleapt myself and stumbled.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, equivalent to over- + leap. Compare Dutch overlopen (“to spill over; overflow”), German überlaufen (“to overrun; overflow”).

Words you can make from overleap

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7-letter words

1 word

6-letter words

12 words

5-letter words

35 words

4-letter words

59 words

3-letter words

43 words

2-letter words

14 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

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