leap out at

leap out at
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "leap out at":
present tense I/you/we/they leap out at he/she/it leaps out at present participle leaping out at past tense leaped out at or leapt out at past participle leaped out at or leapt out at
leap out at someone to be immediately obvious to someone, or to immediately get their attention

He looked through the list of names, but none leapt out at him.


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