noun · countable / uncountable · rare

leapfrog

leap·frog

leapfrog · leapfrogs

цап, довга лоза

чехарда

Bockspringen

A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of…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.

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UK/ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/US/ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/

» I'm a little old for playing leapfrog.

Я уже стар, чтобы играть в чехарду.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)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.
Bockspringen
чехарда́čexardá
до́вга лоза́dóvha lozá, цапcap
(UK, attributive, countable, uncountable, usually)The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.

More definitions

a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors

Examples

5 sentences

I'm a little old for playing leapfrog.
ruЯ уже стар, чтобы играть в чехарду. — marafon
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They couldn't play leapfrog together because their heights were so different.
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All in all, the game of leapfrog is very easy compared to kickboxing.
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Tom and Mary played leapfrog.
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Bill and Mary are vying for the same promotion, so every project they do, they're trying to leapfrog each other.
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