leapfrog
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/ˈliːpfrɔːɡ/
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/ˈliːpfrɒɡ/
A game where children take turns jumping over each other's backs while they are bent down.
During recess, the kids played leapfrog in the schoolyard.
To move ahead of someone or something by skipping a few steps or stages.
After acing the exam, he was able to leapfrog his classmates and move up a grade.