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101trip — Synonyms and related words: airlift, airy nothing, allure, amble, antic, apparition, army, atrocity, autism, backslide, bad job, bait the hook, balk, barge, be all thumbs, bevue, birdlime, blooper, blow down, blow over, blunder, blunder away,… …
102jump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. hop, leap, bound, spring, vault; start, twitch, jerk. See excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leap up or across] Syn. skip, hop, leap, hopping, rise, upsurge, rising, pounce, lunge, leaping,… …
103leap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Spring through the air Nouns 1. leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault; bounce (see recoil). 2. dance, caper; curvet, prance, skip, gambol, frolic, romp, buck. 3. leaper, jumper, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois …
104skip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. caper, spring, leap, hop, trip, frisk, gambol, frolic; omit, pass over, stay away; ricochet; slang, decamp, play truant. See neglect, absence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jump, caper, gambol, leap, bound …
105horse around — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fool around*, cavort, cause trouble; see misbehave , play 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, carry on, misbehave. Informal: cut up. See GOOD …
106rollick — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. romp, frolic, revel; see play 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To leap and skip about playfully: caper, cavort, dance, frisk, frolic, gambol, romp. See WORK. 2. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge,… …
107Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver …
108tarantella — [18] In the 15th century in southern Italy an epidemic of a curious nervous disorder broke out, one of whose symptoms was an uncontrollable compulsion to whirl and cavort around, as if dancing. The people attributed it to the bite of a spider,… …
109caper — [[t]ke͟ɪpə(r)[/t]] capers, capering, capered 1) N COUNT: usu pl Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar. 2) VERB If you caper about, you run and jump around because you are happy or excited. [V… …
110caper — 1. verb children were capering about Syn: skip, dance, romp, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump, rollick 2. noun 1) she did a little caper Syn: dance …
