cavort

  • 11cavort — verb /kəˈvɔːt,kəˈvɔɹt/ a) To prance, said of mounts And dragon flies sported around and cavorted,//As poets say dragon flies ought to do; b) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously. He whirligigged and pirouetted, dancing and… …

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  • 12cavort — Synonyms and related words: antic, bob, bounce, bound, caper, capriole, caracole, carry on, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, dido, disport, falcade, flounce, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambade, gambado, gambol, horse around,… …

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  • 13cavort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. caper. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prance, caper, frisk; see dance 2 , play 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. frolic, prance, romp, *carry on, *cut up, act up, leap about, horseplay …

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  • 14cavort — ca|vort [ kə vɔrt ] verb intransitive MAINLY JOURNALISM to play, dance, or have fun with someone, especially in a sexual way: He was seen cavorting with two scantily clad women …

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  • 15cavort — ca·vort || kÉ™ vɔːt v. jump about, skip …

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  • 16cavort — verb prance around excitedly or self indulgently. Origin C18 (orig. US): perh. an alt. of curvet …

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  • 17cavort — verb (I) to jump or dance around noisily in a playful or sexual way: Pictures appeared in newspapers of the two of them cavorting on a beach …

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  • 18cavort — v prance, caper, frolic, romp, gambol; skip, hop, dance about; leap, jump, bounce, bound; hop, bob, trip, whirl, turn, caracole …

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  • 19cavort — ca·vort …

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  • 20cavort — ca•vort [[t]kəˈvɔrt[/t]] v. i. 1) to prance or caper about 2) to make merry • Etymology: 1785–95, amer.; earlier cavault, perh. cur (vet) +vault II ca•vort′er, n …

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