cavort (redirected from cavorts)

ca·vort  (k-vôrt)

intr.v. ca·vort·ed, ca·vort·ing, ca·vorts

1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.

2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp: The children cavorted in the water, splashing and ducking each other.

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[Possibly alteration of curvet.]

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cavort [kəˈvɔːt]

vb

(intr) to prance; caper

[perhaps from curvet]

cavorter  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cavort - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport, disport play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

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cavort

verb frolic, sport, romp, caper, prance, frisk, gambol children cavorting on the sand

Translations

cavort [kəˈvɔːt] VI → dar or hacer cabriolas, dar brincos (fig) → divertirse ruidosamente

cavort [kəˈvɔː^rt] vi → cabrioler, faire des cabrioles

cavort

vi → tollen, toben; to cavort about → herumtollen or -toben

cavort [kəˈvɔːt] vi → saltellare, far capriole

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cavort [kəˈvɔːt] vi → saltellare, far capriole