noun
Meaning 1
A playful leap or jump.
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Standard Lemma guide
caper
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General-American: /ˈkeɪpɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪpə/
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rhymes with -eɪpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A jump while dancing.
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noun
Meaning 3
A prank or practical joke.
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noun
Meaning 4
Playful behaviour.
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Usage: plural-normally
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noun
Meaning 5
A crime, especially an elaborate heist, or a narrative about such a crime.
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Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 6
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.
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Synonyms: caperberry
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noun
Meaning 7
A plant of the genus Capparis.
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Synonyms: caper bush, caper tree, caperberry
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noun
Meaning 8
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
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noun
Meaning 9
The capercaillie.
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Usage: Scotland
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verb
Meaning 10
To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
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verb
Meaning 11
To jump as part of a dance.
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verb
Meaning 12
To engage in playful behaviour.
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noun
Meaning 13
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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Synonyms: antic, joke, prank, trick, put-on
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Broader terms: diversion, recreation
Narrower terms: dirty trick, practical joke
noun
Meaning 14
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was all done in play
- their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: play, frolic, romp, gambol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversion, recreation
Narrower terms: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying, folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence, game, horseplay, teasing, word play
noun
Meaning 15
a playful leap or hop
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Synonyms: capriole
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Broader terms: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
noun
Meaning 16
a crime (especially a robbery)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
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Synonyms: job
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Broader terms: robbery
noun
Meaning 17
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
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Broader terms: pickle
noun
Meaning 18
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: native pomegranate, Capparis arborea, caper tree, Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora, bay-leaved caper, Capparis flexuosa, native orange, Capparis mitchellii, common caper, Capparis spinosa
verb
Meaning 19
jump about playfully
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jump, leap, bound, spring
History
Etymology
Clipping of capriole.
From Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).
Borrowed from Dutch kaper.
Shortening of capercaillie.
Across languages
Translations
138 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: подскачане (podskačane) — playful leap
- Chinese Mandarin: 雀躍 /雀跃 (quèyuè) — playful leap
- Czech: výskok — playful leap
- Czech: poskok — playful leap
- Dutch: kapriool — playful leap
- Finnish: loikka — playful leap
- French: cabriole — playful leap
- Galician: cabriola — playful leap
- Hungarian: ugrálás — playful leap
- Hungarian: ugrabugrálás — playful leap
- Hungarian: ugrabugra — playful leap
- Hungarian: ugrándozás — playful leap
- Italian: sobbalzo — playful leap
- Italian: saltellamento — playful leap
- Romanian: salt — playful leap
- Romanian: săritură — playful leap
- Romanian: tumbă — playful leap
- Romanian: țopăit — playful leap
- Russian: скачо́к (skačók) — playful leap
- Russian: прыжо́к (pryžók) — playful leap
- Russian: коле́нце (kolénce) — playful leap
- Spanish: cabriola — playful leap
- Swedish: glädjesprång — playful leap
- Swedish: glädjeskutt — playful leap
- Arabic: كَبَر (kabar) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Arabic: كَبَّار (kabbār) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Arabic: قَبَّار (qabbār) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Arabic: شَفَلَّح (šafallaḥ) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Arabic: لَصَف (laṣaf) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Aramaic: ܩܲܦܵܪ (qappār) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Aramaic: ܟܲܦܵܪ (kappār) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Aramaic: ܢܹܝܨܦܵܐ (nēṣp̄ā) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Aramaic: ܦܲܪܚܵܐ (parḥā) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Catalan: tàpera — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Chinese Mandarin: 水瓜柳 (shuǐguāliǔ) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Danish: kapers — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Dutch: kappertje — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Esperanto: kaporo — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Estonian: kappar — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Finnish: kapris — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Finnish: kapriksen nuppu — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- French: câpre — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Georgian: ჯონჯოლი (ǯonǯoli) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- German: Kaper — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Greek: κάπαρη (kápari) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Ancient Greek: κάππαρις (kápparis) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Hebrew: צָלָף (ṣālā́p̄) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Hungarian: kapribogyó — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Icelandic: kapers — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Irish: capras — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Italian: cappero — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Korean: 케이퍼 (keipeo) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Latin: capparis — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Norwegian: kapers — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Persian: کبر (kabar) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Polish: kapar — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Portuguese: alcaparra — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Romanian: caperă — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Russian: ка́перс (kápers) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Scottish Gaelic: capar — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Serbo-Croatian: ка̏па̄р — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Serbo-Croatian: ка̏пра — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Serbo-Croatian: kȁpār — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Serbo-Croatian: kȁpra — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Sicilian: chiàpparu — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Slovene: kapra — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Spanish: alcaparra — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Swedish: kapris — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Turkish: gebre — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Ukrainian: ка́перс (kápers) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Welsh: caprysen — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Welsh: capryn — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Yiddish: קאַפּער (kaper) — pickled bud of Capparis spinosa
- Arabic: كَبَر (kabar) — plant
- Arabic: كَبَّار (kabbār) — plant
- Arabic: قَبَّار (qabbār) — plant
- Arabic: شَفَلَّح (šafallaḥ) — plant
- Arabic: لَصَف (laṣaf) — plant
- Aramaic: ܩܲܦܵܪ (qappār) — plant
- Aramaic: ܟܲܦܵܪ (kappār) — plant
- Aramaic: ܢܹܝܨܦܵܐ (nēṣp̄ā) — plant
- Aramaic: ܦܲܪܚܵܐ (parḥā) — plant
- Armenian: կապար (kapar) — plant
- Old Armenian: կապար (kapar) — plant
- Bulgarian: каперсник (kapersnik) — plant
- Catalan: taperera — plant
- Chinese Mandarin: 水瓜柳 (shuǐguāliǔ) — plant
- Czech: kaparovník trnitý — plant
- Finnish: kapris — plant
- German: Kapernstrauch — plant
- Greek: κάπαρη (kápari) — plant
- Ancient Greek: κάππαρις (kápparis) — plant
- Hebrew: צָלָף (ṣālā́p̄) — plant
- Hungarian: kapri — plant
- Irish: tor caprais — plant
- Italian: cappero — plant
- Korean: 케이퍼 (keipeo) — plant
- Central Kurdish: مارگیرە (margîre) — plant
- Persian: کبر (kabar) — plant
- Persian: کبار (kobbâr) — plant
- Polish: kapar — plant
- Romanian: caper — plant
- Russian: ка́перс (kápers) — plant
- Serbo-Croatian: ка̏па̄р — plant
- Serbo-Croatian: ка̏пра — plant
- Serbo-Croatian: kȁpār — plant
- Serbo-Croatian: kȁpra — plant
- Spanish: alcaparro — plant
- Swedish: kapris — plant
- Turkish: gebre otu — plant
- Welsh: llwyn caprys — plant
- Xhosa: intsihlo — plant
- Bulgarian: подскачам (podskačam) — jump about playfully
- Bulgarian: подрипвам (podripvam) — jump about playfully
- Chinese Mandarin: 雀躍 /雀跃 (quèyuè) — jump about playfully
- Czech: poskakovat — jump about playfully
- Czech: křepčit — jump about playfully
- Dutch: opspringen — jump about playfully
- Dutch: bokkesprong maken — jump about playfully
- Finnish: loikkia — jump about playfully
- Finnish: pomppia — jump about playfully
- French: cabrioler — jump about playfully
- French: batifoler — jump about playfully
- Galician: cabriolar — jump about playfully
- Hebrew: קִפֵּץ (kipéts) — jump about playfully
- Hungarian: ugrál — jump about playfully
- Hungarian: ugrabugrál — jump about playfully
- Hungarian: ugrándozik — jump about playfully
- Italian: saltellare — jump about playfully
- Māori: pōteketeke — jump about playfully
- Māori: pōtēteke — jump about playfully
- Romanian: sări — jump about playfully
- Romanian: zburda — jump about playfully
- Romanian: țopăi — jump about playfully
- Russian: скака́ть (skakátʹ) — jump about playfully
- Swedish: skutta — jump about playfully
- Ukrainian: підстрибувати (pidstrybuvaty) — jump about playfully
- Ukrainian: підскакувати (pidskakuvaty) — jump about playfully