What does overleap mean?
Definitions for overleap
ˌoʊ vərˈlipover·leap
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word overleap.
Princeton's WordNet
overleapverb
defeat (oneself) by going too far
vault, overleapverb
jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleapverb
leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Wiktionary
overleapverb
To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
overleapverb
To omit
overleapverb
To ignore
Etymology: From oferhleápan
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overleapverb
To pass by a jump.
Etymology: over and leap.
A step
On which I must fall down or else o’er-leap,
For in my way it lies. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.In vain did nature’s wise command
Divide the waters from the land;
If daring ships and men prophane,
Th’ eternal fences over-leap,
And pass at will the boundless deep. Dryden.
ChatGPT
overleap
Overleap is a verb that generally means to jump or leap over something. It can also be used figuratively to refer to surpassing, ignoring, or skipping over something such as an obstacle, problem, or step in a process.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overleap
ō-vėr-lēp′, v.t. to leap over: to pass over without notice.—Overleap one's self, to make too much effort in leaping: to leap too far.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overleap in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overleap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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