Leapfrog - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈliːpfrɔːɡ|  American pronunciation of the word leapfrog
Brit.  |ˈliːpfrɒɡ|  British pronunciation of the word leapfrog

noun

- 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
- a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over

verb

- jump across
He leapfrogged his classmates
- progress by large jumps instead of small increments

Extra examples

Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.

This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.

He leapfrogged the fence.

Prices leapfrogged three times.

He leapfrogged to the top of the championship table.

The company leapfrogged its rivals into a leading position.

In 2007, Toyota nearly leapfrogged GM in annual global sales.

He leapfrogged his classmates

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: leapfrog
he/she/it: leapfrogs
present participle: leapfrogging
past tense: leapfrogged
past participle: leapfrogged
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