Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To leap; jump; skip.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb rare To leap or dance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
leap ordance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb leap or skip, often in dancing
- verb move by saltation
Etymologies
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See saltant.
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Examples
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Ora, saltate al post incrociato carpiato su Ticklebooth e scoprite perché ho postato proprio questa scena.
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It is not for me to prove the fallacy of the Single Tax theory -- the onus probandi rests with its apostles, and they but saltate from mistaken premises to ridiculous conclusions.
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-- who discovered that if a cane be held horizontally before the lead ram of a flock, compelling him to saltate, then removed, the thousandth ewe lamb will jump at that point just as did the pioneer.
reesetee commented on the word saltate
To move by leaping, skipping, or dancing.
June 12, 2007