upleap Meaning & Definition
What Does Upleap Mean?
As a verb, upleap means To leap up; spring up.
Upleap Definition (Verb)
- To leap up; spring up.
Synonyms of Upleap
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Upleap synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
upleap (third-person singular simple present upleaps, present participle upleaping, simple past upleaped or upleapt or (archaic) uplept or (archaic) uplope, past participle upleaped or upleapt or (archaic) uplept or (archaic) uplope or (archaic) uplopen)
Origin of Upleap
From Middle English uplepen, equivalent to up- + leap. Cognate with Dutch oplopen (“to incur, run up”), German auflaufen (“to accumulate, mount up, run aground”).