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1 cavort
intransitive verb(coll.)cavort [about or around] — herumtollen (ugs.)
* * *ca·vort[kəˈvɔ:t, AM -ˈvɔ:rt]vi* * *[kə'vɔːt]vitollen, tobento cavort about — herumtollen or -toben
* * *cavort [kəˈvɔː(r)t] v/i umg herumhüpfen, -tanzen* * *intransitive verb(coll.)cavort [about or around] — herumtollen (ugs.)
* * *v.umherspringen v.
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cavort — ► VERB ▪ jump or dance around excitedly. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of CURVET(Cf. ↑curvet) … English terms dictionary
cavort — 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… … Wiktionary
cavort — verb prance around excitedly or self indulgently. Origin C18 (orig. US): perh. an alt. of curvet … English new terms dictionary
cavort — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cavort — [[t]kəvɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] cavorts, cavorting, cavorted 1) VERB When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way. You can enjoy a quick snack while your children cavort in the sand... Syn: romp 2) VERB Cavort is sometimes used by… … English dictionary
cavort — UK [kəˈvɔː(r)t] / US [kəˈvɔrt] verb [intransitive] Word forms cavort : present tense I/you/we/they cavort he/she/it cavorts present participle cavorting past tense cavorted past participle cavorted mainly journalism to play, dance, or have fun… … English dictionary
cavort — intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of curvet Date: 1794 1. to leap or dance about in a lively manner 2. to engage in extravagant behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
cavort — 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 … English dictionary for students
cavort — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cavort — /kəˈvɔt / (say kuh vawt) verb (i) to prance or caper about. {origin unknown} …
run around — verb play boisterously (Freq. 3) The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑ … Useful english dictionary