one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
(used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone.
leap
UK /liːp/ US /lip/
noun 7verb 5name 3adj 1
Definitions
verb
1
To jump.
It is grete nede a man to go bak to recouer the better his leep
I, I defie thee: wert not thou next him when he leapt into the Riuer?
2
To pass over by a leap or jump.
to leap a wall or a ditch
Deep folly! yet that this could be— That I could wing my will with might To leap the grades of life and light, And flash at once, my friend, to thee: […]
3
To copulate with (a female beast)
4
To copulate with (a human)
go leap her, and engender young devilings
5
To cause to leap.
to leap a horse across a ditch
noun
1
The act of leaping or jumping.
He made a leap across the river.
Leaps from one Extream to Another , are Unnatural Motions in the Course of our lives and Humours
2
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
3
A group of leopards.
Manikanta returned to the palace riding on a royal tiger accompanied by a leap of leopards to the utter surprise of the inhabitants of Pantalam.
I can see it now... a leap of Leopards eating the carcass of a Longhorn out in the Vista....
4
A significant move forward.
That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
Since the arrival of mainstream pornography platforms in the early 2000’s and the rise in smartphone use, online pornography consumption has shown considerable year on year leaps.
5
A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.
adj
1
Intercalary, bissextile.
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