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Overtake vs Leapfrog - What's the difference?

overtake | leapfrog |

As verbs the difference between overtake and leapfrog

is that overtake is to pass a more slowly moving object while leapfrog is to jump over some obstacle as in leapfrog .

As a noun leapfrog is

(games) a children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs.

overtake

English

Verb

  • To pass a more slowly moving object.
  • To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.
    • "I overtook' and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." '''1898 ,
  • (economics) To become greater than something else
  • To occur unexpectedly
    • "Our plans were overtaken by events."

    See also

    * Not to be confused with (take over).

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    leapfrog

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia leapfrog) (en noun)
  • (games) A children's game in which players vault over each other's stooped backs.

    • Derived terms

    * leapfrogger

    Verb

    (leapfrogg)
  • To jump over some obstacle as in leapfrog .
  • To overtake
    • This new product will leapfrog the competition.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 12 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Blackpool thus achieved their first double over Liverpool since the 1946-47 season but more significantly they leapfrogged their opponents in the table with a game in hand. }}
  • (military) To advance by engaging enemy with one unit while the other moves further forward.
  • To progress as in leapfrog .