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leapfrog

UK
/ˈliːpfrɒɡ/
US
/ˈlipfrɔɡ/

Translations

leapfrognoun
leapfrogs
pl
UK
/ˈliːpfrɒɡ/
US
/ˈlipfrɔɡ/
The children played leapfrog in the park.
Дети играли в чехарду в парке.
Additional translations
перепрыгивание
Synonyms
vaulting
springing
hopping
jumping
leapfrogverb
leapfrogged
Past Simple
leapfrogged
Past Participle
leapfrogging
Gerund
UK
/ˈliːp.frɒɡ/
US
/ˈliːp.frɑːɡ/
The children love to leapfrog over each other in the playground.
Дети любят перепрыгивать друг через друга на игровой площадке.
Synonyms
jump over
vault
bypass
surpass
overtake
leapfrogadjective
UK
/ˈliːp.frɒɡ/
US
/ˈliːp.frɑːɡ/
Used attributively, e.g., "leapfrog development", to describe strategies or developments that skip stages.

Definitions

leapfrognoun
A children's game in which players take turns jumping over each other's bent backs.
The kids played leapfrog in the park, laughing as they jumped over each other.
A method of advancement by which someone or something bypasses others to move ahead.
The company's innovative technology allowed it to perform a leapfrog over its competitors in the market.
leapfrogverb
To jump over someone or something in a manner similar to the children's game of leapfrog.
The athlete managed to leapfrog over the hurdle with ease.
To advance or progress by skipping over intermediate steps or stages.
The company aims to leapfrog its competitors by adopting the latest technology.
leapfrogadjective
Relating to advancement achieved by bypassing conventional or intermediate stages.
Many emerging economies pursue leapfrog solutions such as mobile banking to avoid costly infrastructure.
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