overleap

verb (used with object), o·ver·leaped or o·ver·leapt, o·ver·leap·ing.

to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.

to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far: to overleap oneself with ambition.

to pass over or omit: to overleap important steps and reach erroneous conclusions.

Archaic. to leap farther than; outleap.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English overlepen, Old English oferhlēapan. See over-, leap

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Overleap is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

WordNet

overleap
verb
1.	defeat (oneself) by going too far
2.	jump across or leap over (an obstacle) [syn: vault]
3.	leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect] [ant: attend to]

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