Leap vs. Spring
Difference Between Leap and Spring
Leapverb
To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump
The goat leaped over the wall. The salmon leapt across the barrier.Springverb
To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap
The goat sprang over the log.Leapverb
To move quickly or suddenly
leaped out of his chair to answer the door.Springverb
To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring
I let the branch spring forward. The door sprang shut.Leapverb
To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another
always leaping to conclusions.Springverb
To start doing something suddenly
The firefighters sprang into action.Leapverb
To act quickly or impulsively
leaped at the opportunity to travel.Springverb
To appear or come into being quickly
New businesses are springing up rapidly.Leapverb
To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge
leapt into the project with both feet.Springverb
To issue or emerge suddenly
A cry sprang from her lips. A thought springs to mind.Leapverb
To propel oneself over
I couldn't leap the brook.Springverb
To arise from a source; develop
Their frustration springs from a misunderstanding.Leapverb
To cause to leap
She leapt her horse over the hurdle.Springverb
To jump or leap.
He sprang up from his seat.Leapnoun
The act of leaping; a jump.
Springverb
To pass over by leaping.
Leapnoun
A place jumped over or from.
Springverb
To produce or disclose unexpectedly, especially of surprises, traps, etc.
Leapnoun
The distance cleared in a leap.
Springverb
(slang) To release or set free, especially from prison.
Leapnoun
An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition
a leap from rags to riches.Springverb
To suddenly catch someone doing something illegal or against the rules.
Leapverb
(intransitive) To jump.
Springverb
To come into being, often quickly or sharply.
Trees are already springing up in the plantation.Leapverb
(transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
to leap a wall or a ditchSpringverb
To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.
Leapverb
(transitive) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Springverb
To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert.
to spring a pheasantLeapverb
(transitive) To cause to leap.
to leap a horse across a ditchSpringverb
(nautical) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken.
to spring a mast or a yardLeapnoun
The act of leaping or jumping.
Springverb
To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; often with in, out, etc.
to spring in a slat or a barLeapnoun
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Springverb
To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.
Leapnoun
A group of leopards.
Springverb
To move suddenly when pressure is released.
A bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power.Leapnoun
(figuratively) A significant move forward.
Springverb
(intransitive) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped.
A piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning.Leapnoun
(figuratively) 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.Springverb
To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge, like a plant from its seed, a stream from its source, etc.; often followed by up, forth, or out.
Leapnoun
(mining) A fault.
Springverb
To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.
Leapnoun
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Springverb
(obsolete) To grow; to prosper.
Leapnoun
(music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
Springverb
To build (an arch).
They sprung an arch over the lintel.Leapnoun
(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
Springverb
To sound (a rattle, such as a watchman's rattle).
Leapnoun
(obsolete) A basket.
Springnoun
A leap; a bound; a jump.
Leapnoun
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
Springnoun
(countable) Traditionally the first of the four seasons of the year in temperate regions, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom, following winter and preceding summer.
Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.I spent my spring holidays in Morocco.You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.Leapnoun
Half a bushel.
Springnoun
(countable) Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere or September, October and November in the southern.
Leapnoun
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Springnoun
(countable) The astronomically delineated period from the moment of vernal equinox, approximately March 21 in the northern hemisphere to the moment of the summer solstice, approximately June 21. (See Spring (season) for other variations.)
Leapnoun
an abrupt transition;
a successful leap from college to the major leaguesSpringnoun
(countable) Spring tide; a tide of greater-than-average range, that is, around the first or third quarter of a lunar month, or around the times of the new or full moon.
Leapnoun
a sudden and decisive increase;
a jump in attendanceSpringnoun
(countable) A place where water or oil emerges from the ground.
This water is bottled from the spring of the river.Leapnoun
the distance leaped (or to be leaped);
a leap of 10 feetSpringnoun
(uncountable) The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.
the spring of a bowLeapverb
move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddleCan you jump over the fence?Springnoun
Elastic power or force.
Leapverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another;
leap into famejump to a conclusionSpringnoun
(countable) A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force when it is bent, compressed or stretched.
We jumped so hard the bed springs broke.Leapverb
cause to jump or leap;
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoopSpringnoun
An erection of the penis.
Springnoun
(countable) The source of an action or of a supply.
Springnoun
Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.
Springnoun
That which springs, or is originated, from a source.
Springnoun
A race; lineage.
Springnoun
A youth; a springald.
Springnoun
A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland.
Springnoun
(obsolete) That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune.
Springnoun
The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage.
Springnoun
A rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from surging.
You should put a couple of springs onto the jetty to stop the boat moving so much.Springnoun
(nautical) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Springnoun
(nautical) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely.
Springnoun
the season of growth;
the emerging buds were a sure sign of springhe will hold office until the spring of next yearSpringnoun
a natural flow of ground water
Springnoun
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed;
the spring was brokenSpringnoun
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Springnoun
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Springnoun
a point at which water issues forth
Springverb
move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddleCan you jump over the fence?Springverb
develop into a distinctive entity;
our plans began to take shapeSpringverb
spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bouncedThese particles do not resile but they unite after they collideSpringverb
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly;
He sprang a new haircut on his wifeSpringverb
develop suddenly;
The tire sprang a leakSpringverb
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly;
He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving
