leapfrog

Noun · Verb
US[leep-frawg]/ˈlipˌfrɔɡ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. 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”Type of progress, progression
  2. a game in which one child bends down and another leaps overType of child's game

Verb (2)leapfrogged, leapfrogging

  1. to vault“He leapfrogged his classmates”More general jump, leap
  2. progress by large jumps instead of small incrementsMore general progress, come on
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Leap′frog′ noun

A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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