Leap vs. Spring
Difference Between Leap and Spring
Leapverb
(intransitive) To jump.
Springverb
To jump or leap.
He sprang up from his seat.Leapverb
(transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
to leap a wall or a ditchSpringverb
To pass over by leaping.
Leapverb
(transitive) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Springverb
To produce or disclose unexpectedly, especially of surprises, traps, etc.
Leapverb
(transitive) To cause to leap.
to leap a horse across a ditchSpringverb
(slang) To release or set free, especially from prison.
Leapnoun
The act of leaping or jumping.
Springverb
To suddenly catch someone doing something illegal or against the rules.
Leapnoun
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Springverb
To come into being, often quickly or sharply.
Trees are already springing up in the plantation.Leapnoun
A group of leopards.
Springverb
To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.
Leapnoun
(figuratively) A significant move forward.
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 pheasantLeapnoun
(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
(nautical) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken.
to spring a mast or a yardLeapnoun
(mining) A fault.
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
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Springverb
To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.
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 move suddenly when pressure is released.
A bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power.Leapnoun
(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
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
(obsolete) A basket.
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
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
Springverb
To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.
Leapnoun
Half a bushel.
Springverb
(obsolete) To grow; to prosper.
Leapnoun
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Springverb
To build (an arch).
They sprung an arch over the lintel.Leapnoun
an abrupt transition;
a successful leap from college to the major leaguesSpringverb
To sound (a rattle, such as a watchman's rattle).
Leapnoun
a sudden and decisive increase;
a jump in attendanceSpringnoun
A leap; a bound; a jump.
Leapnoun
the distance leaped (or to be leaped);
a leap of 10 feetSpringnoun
(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.Leapverb
move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddleCan you jump over the fence?Springnoun
(countable) Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere or September, October and November in the southern.
Leapverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another;
leap into famejump to a conclusionSpringnoun
(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.)
Leapverb
cause to jump or leap;
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoopSpringnoun
(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.
Springnoun
(countable) A place where water or oil emerges from the ground.
This water is bottled from the spring of the river.Springnoun
(uncountable) The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.
the spring of a bowSpringnoun
Elastic power or force.
Springnoun
(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.Springnoun
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
