leap-frog

A form of leapfrog — A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.

Meanings

nounleap-frog (countable and uncountable, plural leap-frogs)

plural leap-frogs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of leapfrog.
verbleap-frog (third-person singular simple present leap-frogs, present participle leap-frogging, simple past and past participle leap-frogged)

present singular third person leap-frogs · participle present leap-frogging · participle past leap-frogged · past leap-frogged

  1. alternativeAlternative form of leapfrog.
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