Cavort
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intransitive verb.
To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
intransitive verb.
To have lively or boisterous fun; romp.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To curvet; prance about: said of a horse.
To bustle about nimbly or eagerly: said of a person.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
prance
, said of
mounts
verb.
To
move
about
carelessly
,
playfully
or
boisterously
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
play boisterously
Word Usage
"We don't "cavort" a whole lot, but we do play hard and we don't stay home just because it's wet out."
cross-reference
horse around
Form
cavorted
cavorting
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
play
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Court
Dort
Mort
Porte
Stuart
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
ass-kissing
cark
drinking-bout
excitement
go-around
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
antic
bob
bounce
bound
caper
verb-form
cavorted
cavorting
cavorts