leapfrog

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Also spelled leap-frog

US /ˈlipˌfrɔɡ/ UK /ˈliːpfrɒɡ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival

The startup hoped to leapfrog its competitors with the new chip.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to advance by skipping over... skip jump bypass overtake surpass vault

Word family

Derived forms leapfroggingleapfrogged

Related forms leap frog

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Never play leapfrog with a unicorn

Etymology

A compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps.

hlēapan Old English frogga Old English

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# leapfrog

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈlipˌfrɔɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈliːpfrɒɡ/

## Meanings
1. to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival

## Examples
- The startup hoped to leapfrog its competitors with the new chip.

## Synonyms
- skip
- jump
- bypass
- overtake
- surpass
- vault

## Derived Forms
- leapfrogging
- leapfrogged

## Related Forms
- leap
- frog

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hlēapan
- Root: frogga

## Etymology
A compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps.

## AI Etymology
Leapfrog is a compound of leap (Old English hlēapan 'to leap') and frog, named for the children's game in which players vault over one another's bent backs as a frog leaps. The etymological trail includes Old English hlēapan, Old English frogga. The same word family includes leapfrogging, leapfrogged, leap, frog. Its current verb use means "to advance by skipping over an intermediate stage or rival".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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