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Rise vs Leap - What's the difference?

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In intransitive terms the difference between rise and leap

is that rise is to increase in value or standing while leap is to jump.

In obsolete terms the difference between rise and leap

is that rise is to retire; to give up a siege while leap is a basket.

rise

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) risen, from (etyl) . See also (l). (cognates) Cognate with (etyl) rize, (etyl) .

Verb

  • (label) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
  • # To move upwards.
  • # To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
  • # To slope upward.
  • # (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
  • #* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) , ,
  • And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.
  • # To become erect; to assume an upright position.
  • # To leave one's bed; to get up.
  • #* Old proverb
  • He that would thrive must rise by five.
  • # (figurative) To be resurrected.
  • # (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
  • #* (1800-1859)
  • It was near ninebefore the House rose .
  • (label) To increase in value or standing.
  • # To attain a higher status.
  • #* (rfdate) (Augustus Hare) (1834-1903)
  • among the rising theologians of Germany
  • #* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
  • # Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • # To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
  • #*
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • # To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
  • To begin; to develop.
  • # To develop.
  • #* '>citation
  • Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.
  • # To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
  • # (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
  • #* 1802 December 1, “Interesting description of the Montanna Real”, in The Monthly magazine, or, British register , Number 94 (Number 5 of Volume 14), page 396:
  • The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14? south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.
  • # To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
  • # To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
  • #* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • At our heels all hell should rise / With blackest insurrection.
  • #* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
  • No more shall nation against nation rise .
  • # To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
  • #* Spectator
  • A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.
  • (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
  • * (Richard Knolles) (1545-1610)
  • He, rising with small honour from Gunza,was gone.
  • To come; to offer itself.
  • * (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
  • There chanced to the prince's hand to rise / An ancient book.
  • (printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
  • Synonyms
    * (move upwards) climb, go up * (be resurrected) be resurrected, come back from the dead * climb, increase, go up
    Antonyms
    * (move upwards) descend, drop, fall, sink * (of a celestial body) set * be reduced, decrease, drop, fall, go down
    Coordinate terms
    * raise

    Etymology 2

    From the above verb.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
  • The rise of the tide.
    There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
    Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
  • The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
  • The rise of the working class.
    The rise of the printing press.
    The rise of the feminists.
  • (chiefly, UK) An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).
  • The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
  • The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
  • (UK, Ireland, Australia) An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise.
  • The governor just gave me a rise of 2-pounds-6.
  • (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names .
  • An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
  • * 1884 , (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) , ,
  • I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t?other one out for what the rise might fetch along.
  • An angry reaction.
  • I knew that would get a rise out of him.
    Synonyms
    * (increase in pay) raise
    Antonyms
    * fall
    Derived terms
    * earthrise * get a rise out of * moonrise * on the rise * pay rise * sunrise * take the rise

    Statistics

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    leap

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lepen, from (etyl) ‘to stumble’).

    Verb

  • To jump.
  • * anonymous, Merlin
  • It is grete nede a man to go bak to recouer the better his leep
  • * 1600 , anonymous, The wisdome of Doctor Dodypoll , act 4
  • I, I defie thee: wert not thou next him when he leapt into the Riuer?
  • * 1783 , , from the “Illiad” in Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres , lecture 4, page 65
  • Th’ infernal monarch rear’d his horrid head, Leapt from his throne, lest Neptune’s arm should lay His dark dominions open to the day.
  • * 1999 , Ai, Vice: New & Selected Poems , page 78
  • It is better to leap into the void.
  • To pass over by a leap or jump.
  • to leap a wall or a ditch
  • To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
  • To cause to leap.
  • to leap a horse across a ditch
    Usage notes
    The choice between leapt and leaped is mostly a matter of regional differences: leapt is preferred in British English and leaped in American English. According to research by John Algeo (British or American English? , Cambridge, 2006), leapt is used 80% of the time in UK and 32% in the US.
    Synonyms
    * (jump from one location to another) bound, hop, jump, spring * (jump upwards) bound, hop, jump, spring

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of leaping or jumping.
  • * L'Estrange
  • Wickedness comes on by degrees, and sudden leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural.
  • * H. Sweet
  • Changes of tone may proceed either by leaps or glides.
  • The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
  • (figuratively) A significant move forward.
  • * 1969 July 20, , as he became the first man to step on the moon
  • That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
  • (mining) A fault.
  • Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
  • (music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
  • (obsolete) A basket.
  • (Wyclif)
  • A weel or wicker trap for fish.
  • (Webster 1913)
    Derived terms
    * by leaps and bounds * leap day * leapfrog * leaping lizards * leap of faith * leaps and bounds * leap second * leap year * look before you leap * quantum leap

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) leep, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * leep

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • basket
  • a trap or snare for fish
  • half a bushel