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LEAPFROG

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: leapfrogged    , leapfrogging   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("leapfrog" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)

Derivation:

leapfrog (jump across)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors

Example:

the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("leapfrog" is a kind of...):

advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Progress by large jumps instead of small increments

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "leapfrog" is one way to...):

advance; come along; come on; get along; get on; progress; shape up (develop in a positive way)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Jump across

Example:

He leapfrogged his classmates

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "leapfrog" is one way to...):

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

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