leapfrog
melonjakkan
definition
verb
they leapfrogged around the courtyard
with legs parted, vault oneself over the backs of others who are bending down.
noun
This game of electoral leapfrog might be in the best interest of individual states, but it's destructive to the national interest.
a game in which players in turn vault with parted legs over the backs of others who are bending down.
example
This victory allowed them to 'leapfrog' Hibs and move back into third place in the league.
This game of electoral 'leapfrog' might be in the best interest of individual states, but it's destructive to the national interest.
We don't have to go there in linear fashion, we could 'leapfrog' the technology stage.
Sometimes attempts to 'leapfrog' existing technology work out and the visionaries are hailed as geniuses.
Booking online can 'leapfrog' both queuing for lift passes and organising tuition - while providing significant discounts.
He said it had built a portfolio of exclusive patents and hoped to 'leapfrog' the next stage of the development of LCD, which is used in 80 per cent of flat panel displays.
we were playing 'leapfrog'
And two more points over an indifferent Brods side would see them 'leapfrog' the visitors and move within touching distance of leaders Bridlington and York.
If California wine continues to grow at this rate, the state could 'leapfrog' over France in take-home wine sales, as Australia did.
The bait: an opportunity for politicians-in-the-making to 'leapfrog' into lofty party positions.
attempts to 'leapfrog' the barriers of class
Key states play 'leapfrog' in the skirmish for early primary dates.
The fact that publishers can 'leapfrog' this hurdle by agreeing to submit the full text of articles has fuelled publishers' grievances.
attempts to 'leapfrog' the barriers of class
The team had overtaken the Italians but still failed to 'leapfrog' the leading three.
Without a large and well-integrated base, any attempt to 'leapfrog' by moving in unproven directions in technological growth can lead to long-term problems, even if there are some gains in the short term.
City won 2-1 to 'leapfrog' Walsall and move back into 19th spot, still ten points clear of the bottom three.
The parallel ripples of the sea are 'leapfrogged' by the sunset's cast of light, in which trawler-men mount the inshore rocks to deliver their catch to waiting market-women.
If we build highways across them, then the development simply 'leapfrogs' the protected area.
Accident victims can now reach hospital in a fraction of the usual time - by 'leapfrogging' traffic jams with the ‘flying angels’.
Back to the point, it has been 'leapfrogged' by several other visualizers.
Despite being demoted down to fourth at the mid-way point, he soon reasserted his authority and 'leapfrogged' back up to pole position.
In other words it was 'leapfrogging' the old when-to-invest-in-a-new-fab problem by buying additional existing capacity, doubtless at a discount, from a distressed rival.
This happened because France 'leapfrogged' Scotland after winning their own tournament, the final contest of last season, and gaining 20 points as a result.
For Dublin, most of all, is European, looking to Bonn and Barcelona rather than London, having 'leapfrogged' over us into Euroland with acres of European news dominating the media.
And if this demonstration could be done in a way that 'leapfrogged' the competition, all the better.
But we still managed to end up 'leapfrogging' all the way.
A relatively obscure virtualisation system has 'leapfrogged' better-known rivals.
As a result, the visiting side 'leapfrogged' their opponents to move second in the table.
But Goya is one of those artists who we feel speak directly to us, who 'leapfrogs' the centuries to tell us urgent, timeless truths.
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