overleap
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- Words With Friends
- 16
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- 8
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Definition of overleap
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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
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(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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(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.”
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(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
165 playable · top: OVERLAP (12 pts)
Best play overlap 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
35 words- PARVE 10 pts
- PARVO 10 pts
- PAVER 10 pts
- PERVO 10 pts
- PROVE 10 pts
- VAPER 10 pts
- VAPOR 10 pts
- ELVER 8 pts
- LAEVO 8 pts
- LAVER 8 pts
- LEAVE 8 pts
- LEVER 8 pts
- LOVER 8 pts
- RAVEL 8 pts
- REAVE 8 pts
- REVEL 8 pts
- VALOR 8 pts
- VELAR 8 pts
- VOLAR 8 pts
- ELOPE 7 pts
- LEPER 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PALEO 7 pts
- PALER 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PARLE 7 pts
- PAROL 7 pts
- PEARL 7 pts
- PEREA 7 pts
- POLAR 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- REPEL 7 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- PAVE 9 pts
- PERV 9 pts
- VAPE 9 pts
- VEEP 9 pts
- ARVO 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVAL 7 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- LARP 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- OPAL 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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