leap clear
Frequency: 6.14.0 per million words
to jump away from something to avoid it
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Examples (10)
- She leaped clear of the water.
- He had to leap clear to avoid the falling debris.
- The driver managed to leap clear just before the car exploded.
- Quickly, the pedestrian leaped clear of the oncoming bicycle.
- Witnesses saw him leap clear from the path of the runaway cart.
- She instinctively leaped clear as the branch crashed down.
- The cat leaped clear of the puddle with remarkable agility.
- You need to leap clear of the danger zone immediately.
- With a sudden move, the acrobat leaped clear of the swinging platform.
- He warned everyone to leap clear if the structure began to collapse.