leapfrog , v :
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog. (transitive) To overtake. (intransitive) To progress. (transitive, chiefly Britain, law) Of a case: to appeal or allow to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court. (transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
June 13, 2017
leapfrog: Word of the day for June 13, 2017
Posted by Unknown |
08:48
Related Posts:
Banbury story of a cock and a bull: Word of the day for April 1, 2017Banbury story of a cock and a bull , n : (idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story. To celebrate April Fools' Day, we are … Read More
baked Alaska: Word of the day for March 30, 2017baked Alaska , n : A dessert consisting of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked. The dessert is said to have been named by Charles… Read More
fauxtatoes: Word of the day for March 29, 2017fauxtatoes , n : (plural only) A dish of mashed cauliflower used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet. March 29, 2017… Read More
dead cat bounce: Word of the day for April 2, 2017dead cat bounce , n : (trading) A temporary recovery in the price of an instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the lon… Read More
moly cow: Word of the day for March 31, 2017moly cow , n : (chemistry, medicine, informal) A device used to extract from a source of decaying molybdenum-99 the metastable isotope 99mTc of techne… Read More
0 nhận xét:
Đăng nhận xét