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1. (n.) leapfrog
a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
2. (v.t.) leapfrog
to jump over (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog.
3. leapfrog
to cause to move as if in leapfrog:
manufacturers leapfrogging prices.
4. (v.i.) leapfrog
to move or advance in or as if in leapfrog.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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| Definition of 'leapfrog' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) leapfrog
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
"the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
2. (verb) leapfrog
a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
3. (verb) leapfrog
jump across
"He leapfrogged his classmates"
4. (verb) leapfrog
progress by large jumps instead of small increments
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| Definition of 'leapfrog' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) leapfrog
a play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former
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| Definition of 'leapfrog' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. leapfrog
Form of movement in which like supporting elements are moved successively through or by one another along the axis of movement of supported forces.
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