What is the meaning of leaping?

noun

• A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
  • synonyms: leap, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

verb

• Move forward by leaps and bounds.
  • usage: "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence"
  • synonyms: jump, leap, bound, spring
• Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.
  • usage: "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
  • synonyms: leap, jump
• Jump down from an elevated point.
  • usage: "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
  • synonyms: jump, leap, jump off
• Cause to jump or leap.
  • usage: "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
  • synonyms: jump, leap