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noun
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
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verb
To leap; to caper.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a playful leap or hop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: caper
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Broader terms: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
noun
(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jump, jumping
verb
perform a capriole, in ballet
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Broader terms: dance
verb
perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
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Broader terms: jump, leap, bound, spring
History
Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola.
