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leapfrog
noun
leap·frog
| \ ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg
, -ˌfräg\
, -ˌfräg\
Definition of leapfrog
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrog
verb
leapfrogged;
leapfrogging
Definition of leapfrog (Entry 2 of 2)
: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically
: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass
Examples of leapfrog in a Sentence
Verb
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.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The contractual leapfrog these quarterbacks perform with each and every new deal is tiresome. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Carson Wentz’s Four-Year Contract Extension a Smart, Calculated Risk for Eagles," 7 June 2019 This feels like a higher calling, a profound leapfrog. — Will Hall, Recode, "Hey Siri, we have to talk," 4 June 2018 Find your leapfrog First of all, Apple didn’t create the first touchscreen, the first smartphone, the first MP3 player or the first personal computer. — Will Hall, Recode, "Hey Siri, we have to talk," 4 June 2018 Add this to the list of bad ideas: Playing leapfrog with a unicorn. — Houston Chronicle, "Jokes on us: June 11," 10 June 2018 The support van leapfrogs the runners, providing rest and camaraderie for team members. — Stan Grossfeld, BostonGlobe.com, "In a grueling relay, runners carry the burden on behalf of veterans," 10 May 2018 For him, the leapfrog innovation of Silicon Valley is far preferable. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "The Cute Robot That Follows You Around the City," 28 Feb. 2018 The Supreme Court’s refusal to let the administration leapfrog appeals courts means that DACA stays for at least a few months and perhaps until well after midterm elections. — Washington Post, "AP News Guide: DACA’s future rests with Congress, courts," 26 Feb. 2018 Others got in formation for leapfrog and duck-duck-goose. — Pia Catton, New York Times, "Making Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. Into Super Bowl’s Dancing M.V.P.s," 5 Feb. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But with another solid game Thursday, McSorley could leapfrog other Ravens rookies for the most passing yardage and most passing touchdowns, among other marks, this millennium. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "With potentially record-breaking preseason, QB Trace McSorley has ‘earned the right’ to be in Ravens’ plans," 28 Aug. 2019 The finish also allowed Ferrucci to leapfrog Felix Rosenqvist in the Rookie of the Year race. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar: History nearly repeats as Josef Newgarden limps across finish line at Gateway," 25 Aug. 2019 The formation of the Convention People’s Party leapfrogged Nkrumah into the leadership of the independence struggle and changed the course of Ghana’s history. — Akwasi Kwarteng Amoako-gyampah, Quartz Africa, "The “tragic error” that led to Kwame Nkrumah becoming one of Africa’s great independence leaders," 7 Aug. 2019 All of which means the threat of cyberwar looms heavily over the future: a new dimension of conflict capable of leapfrogging borders and teleporting the chaos of war to civilians thousands of miles beyond its front. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar," 23 Aug. 2019 With a surging consumer base and little entrenched infrastructure to stand in the way, China has been leapfrogging ahead technologically. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "China’s Fintech Revolution—The Ledger," 12 Aug. 2019 The effort helped Gettys (.801 OPS) leapfrog second baseman Ty France, who is second on the team and in the Padres’ system with 27 homers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: El Paso’s Michael Gettys takes over system home run lead," 13 Aug. 2019 And Will Holden, who was claimed off waivers the week before training camp, was inserted into the starting unit at right guard, leapfrogging up the depth chart after spending the first week working with the third team. — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, "First day under new position coach Dave DeGuglielmo sees plenty of changes made to Dolphins offensive line," 30 July 2019 San Francisco sits behind six teams in the chase for the second Wild Card spot, but two wins and a Pirates loss allowed the club to leapfrog Pittsburgh on Monday. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Red-hot Giants pass another Wild Card hopeful, sweep doubleheader at Coors Field," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leapfrog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
English Language Learners Definition of leapfrog
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a children's game in which one player bends down so that another player can leap over the back of the first player
leapfrog
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of leapfrog (Entry 2 of 2)
: to move ahead of or beyond (someone or something) in a very quick and sudden way
See the full definition for leapfrog in the English Language Learners Dictionary
leapfrog
noun
leap·frog
| \ ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg
, -ˌfräg\
, -ˌfräg\
Kids Definition of leapfrog
: a game in which one player bends down and another player leaps over the first player