1. past tense and past participle of leap
Usage: archaic or poetic form; ‘leaped’ is the standard modern form

Examples

• The knight lept over the fallen log.
• She lept from stone to stone across the stream.
• The cat lept onto the windowsill.
• He lept to his feet when he heard the news.
• The deer lept gracefully through the forest.
• They lept across the narrow gap.