Meaning & use
Leapfrogs
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Advances by overtaking others in a sequence of alternating moves, or jumps over a stooped person as in the children's game.
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The company leapfrogs its rivals every time it releases a new chip design.
In the game, each child leapfrogs over the one bent down in front.
A note on using this word
Derived from the children's game 'leapfrog,' now widely used figuratively in business and technology to mean overtaking competitors.
Words with a similar meaning
surpassesvaults over
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Words with an opposite meaning
lags behind
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