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overleap

CIDE DICTIONARY

overleapv. t. [AS. oferhleápan. See Over, and Leap.].
     To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

overleap, v.tr. (past and past part. -leaped or -leapt)
1 leap over, surmount.
2 omit, ignore.

Etymology
OE oferhleapan (as OVER, LEAP)

ROGET THESAURUS

overleap

Transcursion

VB transgress, surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, override, overleap, overjump, overskip, overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed, transcend, surmount, soar, encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the Rubicon.


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