Leap
Leap verb - To propel oneself upward or forward into the air.
Touch
Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
How words are described
| instant | instant leap | instant touch |
| single | single leap | single touch |
| small | small leap | small touch |
| strong | strong leap | strong touch |
| Other adjectives: great, creative, final, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The ORPHEUS Ruse, in which the player is a psychic spy who can leap from body to body by touch, but when their own body is stolen, they must find the truth before their mind disintegrates.
Source: Video Game / Choice of Games -
Nicknamed "The Skywalker" because of his incredible vertical leap (he could jump high enough to touch the top of the backboard) which allowed him to throw down powerful dunks.
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Even though the player should be able to leap low buildings (even burning ones) in a single bound, they are stopped in mid-leap - ostensibly by an obstacle that, the 3rd person view shows, doesn't even touch them.
Source: Invisible Wall
Cite this Source
Touch and Leap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/touch
Leap & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/touch>.
Touch or Leap. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leap/touch.
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