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Leaping

of Leap

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Narrower term 3

Caper 76% connected

To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Capriole 76% connected

A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pounce 76% connected

A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Jump 76% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Jumping 76% connected

of Jump

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jump 74% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jump 74% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Resile 74% connected

To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Resile 74% connected

To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Bounce 92% connected

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bound 92% connected

of Bind

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Leap 92% connected

A basket.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Saltation 92% connected

A leaping or jumping.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spring 92% connected

To leap; to bound; to jump.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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