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Meanings of leap out in English

Portuguese
saltar à vista
Catalan
sobresortir
Spanish
destacar

Be highly noticeable.

saltar à vista

Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)

Usage of leap out in English
1
I never saw them leap out of the water like that before.
Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Undergro...
2
Like he expected a Spring soldier to leap out of the shadows.
Snow Like Ashes
3
The thermometer is rising and everything will leap out of the ground.
Radio NZ
4
Cops would leap out and come at me with their guns drawn.
After midnight
5
It might leap out at me, or get really angry or something.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
6
Would the second bear leap out upon them and give them battle?
Young Hunters of the Lake; or, Out with Rod and Gun
7
I didn't just leap out of bed and go see her, of course.
Storm front
8
The Indians in the first gully began to leap out and dart back.
The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
9
Now and then he longs to leap out and get into the fire.
On the Firing Line
10
When I opened it something could, I suppose, leap out and attack me.
The Great Book of Amber
11
He would have hit Ginny if she didn't leap out of the way.
All the pretty dead girls
12
I practically leap out of the rocker and into his arms.
Getting old is tres dangereux
13
Why this is super: Two things might leap out at you from this.
Wired
14
Then Joseph went to the open window intending to leap out.
A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d...
15
She dreaded each instant to see the devil leap out upon his face.
The Way of an Eagle
16
Perhaps it is because they do not leap out of water when hooked.
Woodcraft
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Translations for leap out
Portuguese
saltar à vista
Spanish
destacar
Leap out through the time
Leap out across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common