saltate

verbs

move by saltation

"The sand grains are saltated by the wind"

saltate

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is a type of (narrower)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

leap or skip, often in dancing

"These fish swim with a saltating motion"

saltate

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is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"