overlept

Variant of overleap

overleap definition

over·leap (ō′vər lēp′)

transitive verb overleapt -·leapt′ (-lept′, -lēpt′), overlept -·lept′, overleaped -·leaped′, overleaping -·leap′·ing

  1. to leap over or across
  2. to omit; ignore
  3. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far

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