OVERLEAP


Meaning of OVERLEAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-vər-ˈlēp ]

transitive verb

( -leaped or over·leapt -ˈlēpt also -ˈlept ; over·leap·ing -ˈlē-piŋ)

Date: before 12th century

1. : to leap over or across

2. : to defeat (oneself) by going too far

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.