leap·frog  (l ēp frôg ′, -fr ŏg ′)
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n. A game in which one player kneels or bends over while the next in line leaps over that player. v. leap·frogged, leap·frog·ging, leap·frogs v. tr. 1. To jump over (someone) in leapfrog. 2. To advance or progress beyond (a competitor or an obstacle, for example) in dramatic fashion: hoping to leapfrog the competition with new technology. 3. To advance (two military units) by engaging one with the enemy while moving the other to a position forward of the first unit. v. intr. 1. To move forward in leapfrog. 2. To move or progress in a discontinuous way: The virus leapfrogged from town to town. |