Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb saltate

2 senses of saltate

Sense 1
saltate -- (move by saltation; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind")
       => move, displace -- (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")

Sense 2
saltate -- (leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion")
       => jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")