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Leapfrogging

verb
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
2.verbTo overtake.
"This new product will leapfrog the competition."
3.verbTo progress.
4.verbOf a case: to appeal or allow to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
5.verbTo advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
6.nounThe idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.

Synonyms

jumpleapskippingsurpassingjumpingtakeoffleapingleap-frogleap frogflyerboundingleafing

Rhymes With

floggingjoggingdogginghoggingsloggingloggingcloggingfogging
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