A significant move forward.
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.
The act of leaping or jumping.
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
A group of leopards.
To pass over by a leap or jump.
To cause to leap.
To jump.
Intercalary, bissextile.
Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.