increase vs leap

increase and leap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increase	Yes	No	Yes	No
leap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, leap is a hyponym of increase; that is, leap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:

Other hyponyms of increase include augmentation, concentration, explosion, jump, run-up, runup, waxing.

increase (noun)	leap (noun)
the act of increasing something	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
the amount by which something increases	the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
a change resulting in an increase	an abrupt transition
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	a sudden and decisive increase
a quantity that is added

increase (verb)	leap (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
make bigger or more	move forward by leaps and bounds
	cause to jump or leap
	jump down from an elevated point