Leap
Leap verb - To propel oneself upward or forward into the air.
Stream
Stream verb - To cause to flow in a stream.
How words are described
| long | long leap | long stream |
| single | single leap | single stream |
| small | small leap | small stream |
| massive | massive leap | massive stream |
| Other adjectives: large, huge, impressive, new, later, blind, next, giant, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
| time | leap time | stream time |
Both words in one sentence
- One character who would know (but who may not be the most reliable source) compares him to a fish in a stream: the fish can leap into the air, but it cannot alter the course of the stream.
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At the beginning of Suikoden II, you and your best friend, Jowy, have to leap off a cliff into a waterfall to get away from a neverending stream of enemy soldiers.
Source: No Escape but Down - Averted in The Matrix films, where the Agents have zero qualms with leap-frogging from car to car on a busy freeway, tearing the roof off of one, and then dodging the stream of bullets fired at them, all in plain view of the civilian drivers.
Source: Safety in Muggles
Cite this Source
Stream and Leap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/stream
Leap & Stream. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/stream>.
Stream or Leap. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/stream.
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