leap-frog
Jumping over hunched players
Leap-frog is a children's game where players vault over each other's bent backs, placing hands on the crouched person and springing over.
The name captures the frog-like jumping motion.
As a verb, to leap-frog means to bypass intermediate steps or positions: She leap-frogged over two managers to become director.
The word suggests advancing by jumping past others rather than proceeding in order.
Tossing and jumping game
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- childrenYoung human beings
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- tagIdentifier or classifier
schoolyard · recess · outdoors · crouching · vaulting · backs · bending · turns
Pass while moving faster
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- outpaceExceed in velocity
pass · outstrip · eclipse · outdistance · surpass · get ahead · shortcut · fast-track
Interrupt and disorder
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- developing nationsCountries with lower economic output
mobile banking · renewable energy · infrastructure · catch-up · innovation · emerging markets · modernization · industrialization
hopscotch
Tossing and jumping game
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- childrenYoung human beings
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
tag · schoolyard · recess · outdoors · crouching · vaulting · backs · bending · turns · friends
overtake
Pass while moving faster
outpace · pass · outstrip · eclipse · outdistance · surpass · get ahead · shortcut · fast-track
disrupt
Interrupt and disorder
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
developing nations · mobile banking · renewable energy · infrastructure · catch-up · innovation · emerging markets · modernization · industrialization
leap-frogcrawl
Move slowly, low
plod · step-by-step · linear progression · incremental · trudge
leap-frogfall behind
Fail to maintain pace
lag · lose ground · trail · stagnate · regress