overleap

UK /əʊvəˈliːp/ US /oʊvərˈliːp/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.

Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […].

2

To pass over; to omit, leave out.

It should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance from the established world powers.

3

To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.

I overleapt myself and stumbled.

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