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• caper — [[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… …   English dictionary

• caper — caper1 [kā′pər] vi. [prob. < CAPRIOLE] to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol n. 1. a playful jump or leap 2. a wild, foolish action or prank ☆ 3. Slang a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery cut a caper or cut capers …   English World dictionary

• caper — ‘jump about’ [16] and the edible caper [15] are two different words. The former is a shortening of capriole ‘leap’, now obsolete except as a technical term in horsemanship, which comes via early French capriole from Italian capriola, a derivative …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• caper — Ⅰ. caper [1] ► VERB ▪ skip or dance about in a lively or playful way. ► NOUN 1) a playful skipping movement. 2) informal an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade. ● cut a caper Cf. ↑cut a …   English terms dictionary

• caper — ‘jump about’ [16] and the edible caper [15] are two different words. The former is a shortening of capriole ‘leap’, now obsolete except as a technical term in horsemanship, which comes via early French capriole from Italian capriola, a derivative …   Word origins

• Caper — Ca per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n. {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See {Capriole}.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Caper — taxobox name = Caper regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Capparaceae genus = Capparis species = C. spinosa binomial = Capparis spinosa binomial authority …   Wikipedia

• caper — caper1 caperer, n. caperingly, adv. /kay peuhr/, v.i. 1. to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. n. 2. a playful leap or skip. 3. a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. 4. a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. 5 …   Universalium

• caper — I. noun Etymology: back formation from earlier capers (taken as a plural), from Middle English caperis, from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis Date: 14th century 1. any of a genus (Capparis of the family Capparidaceae, the caper family) of low… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• caper — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to jump about and play in a happy, excited way: lambs capering in the fields 2 noun (C) 1 a small dark green part of a flower used in cooking to give a sour taste to food 2 informal a planned activity,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• caper — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words