Lope: alternatives and connections

A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes…

Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5…

To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.

To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded ac…

A curvet; a leap. See Capriole.

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

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…

Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.

To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.

to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.

A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.

A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises h…

To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated su…

To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart.

The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty…

the short run before a leap.

To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a…

A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle…