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leapfrog

leapf·rog

UK/ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/ US/ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/ rare slang uk
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

advancing as if in the game of leapfrog

2.

a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over

verb

1.

jump across

  • “He leapfrogged his classmates”
2.

progress by large jumps instead of small increments

Origin

From leap + frog.

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