overleap

Meaning

  1. To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
  2. To pass over; to omit, leave out.
  3. To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/oʊvərˈliːp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, equivalent to over- + leap. Compare Dutch overlopen (“to spill over; overflow”), German überlaufen (“to overrun; overflow”).

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