spring vs leapfrog

leapfrog vs spring

spring and leapfrog both are nouns.

spring and leapfrog both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spring	Yes	No	Yes	No
leapfrog	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, leapfrog is a hyponym of spring; that is, leapfrog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spring:

spring: move forward by leaps and bounds
leapfrog: to vault

Other hyponyms of spring include pronk, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, burst, bounce, capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, overleap, vault, curvet, hop-skip, hop, skip, caper, hop.

spring (noun)	leapfrog (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed	advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
a point at which water issues forth
a natural flow of ground water
the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

spring (verb)	leapfrog (verb)
develop suddenly	progress by large jumps instead of small increments
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly	to vault
spring back; spring away from an impact
move forward by leaps and bounds
develop into a distinctive entity

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