Meaning

3 senses

  1. A sally; flight; escape.

  2. A bursting forth; an ambush; a sudden quick effort.

  3. (dated, obsolete)A fine which is paid by a person to their lord for deserting an estate without permission.

Origin

From out- + leap.

From out- + leap.

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Forms

plural: outleaps
Singularoutleap
Pluraloutleaps

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outlandishoutlastoutlawB1outletB2outlieroutlineB2

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