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Definition of "leapt" []

  • A past tense and a past participle of leap. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "leapt" in a sentence
  • "I was shocked and felt like I had leapt from a plane without a parachute."
  • "The fire had leapt from the porch to the corner of the house."
  • "One thing I like about the show is the eclectic group of characters who talk just like they leapt from the pages of an Elmore Leonard book."