gammon vs leap

gammon

noun
  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

leap

noun
  • A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely. 

  • The distance traversed by a leap or jump. 

  • A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts. 

  • A salmon ladder. 

  • Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast. 

  • Half a bushel. 

  • A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals. 

  • A fault. 

  • A significant move forward. 

  • The act of leaping or jumping. 

  • A group of leopards. 

adj
  • Intercalary, bissextile. 

verb
  • To pass over by a leap or jump. 

  • To cause to leap. 

  • To jump. 

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