skip vs leap

skip and leap both are nouns.

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

As verbs, leap is a hypernym of skip; that is, leap is a word with a broader meaning than skip:

Other hypernyms of skip include bound, jump, spring.

skip (noun)	leap (noun)
a mistake resulting from neglect	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a gait in which steps and hops alternate	the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
	an abrupt transition
	a sudden and decisive increase

skip (verb)	leap (verb)
bypass	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
cause to skip over a surface	move forward by leaps and bounds
jump lightly	cause to jump or leap
leave suddenly	jump down from an elevated point
bound off one point after another
intentionally fail to attend