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leapfrog
I
noun
1. advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors (Freq. 2)
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the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends

Hypernyms:
progress, ↑progression, ↑procession, ↑advance, ↑advancement, ↑forward motion, ↑onward motion
2. a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
Hypernyms: ↑child's game
II
verb
1. jump across
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He leapfrogged his classmates

Hypernyms: ↑jump, ↑leap, ↑bound, ↑spring
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. progress by large jumps instead of small increments
Hypernyms:
progress, ↑come on, ↑come along, ↑advance, ↑get on, ↑get along, ↑shape up
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.