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1. (v.i.) caper
to skip about in a sprightly manner; prance.
2. (n.) caper
a playful skip.
3. caper
a prank or trick.
4. caper
Slang.an illegal act, as a robbery.
5. (n.) caper
a spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having solitary white flowers.
6. caper
its flower bud, pickled and used for garnish or seasoning.
Etymology: (1350–1400; back formation from capers (taken as pl.), ME caperes < L capparis < Gk kápparis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) caper
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2. (noun) caper
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
3. (noun) caper, job
a crime (especially a robbery)
"the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
4. (noun) caper, capriole
a playful leap or hop
5. (noun) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
"it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
6. (verb) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
7. (verb) caper
jump about playfully
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) CAPER
a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank
2. (noun) CAPER
a vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer
3. (noun) CAPER
the pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles
4. (noun) CAPER
a plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree
5. (verb) CAPER
to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance
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Sense: to leap or jump about
The child was capering about.
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 Afrikaans: rondspring |
 Arabic: يَقْفِزُ ، يَنُطُّ |
 Bulgarian: рипам |
 Brazilian: saltar |
 Czech: poskakovat |
 German: Luftsprünge machen |
 Danish: hoppe rundt |
 Greek: χοροπηδώ |
 Spanish: juguetear, brincar |
 Estonian: kepslema |
 Farsi: جست و خیز کردن؛ ورجه وورج |
 Finnish: hypellä |
 French: gambader |
 Hebrew: לִקְפוֹץ |
 Hindi: कूदना |
 Croatian: poskakivati |
 Hungarian: ugrabugrál |
 Indonesian: meloncat |
 Icelandic: hoppa og skoppa |
 Italian: saltellare; fare capriole |
 Japanese: はね回る |
 Korean: 뛰어다니다 |
 Lithuanian: strikčioti |
 Latvian: lēkāt |
 Malay: melonjak |
 Dutch: dartelen |
 Norwegian: hoppe og sprette |
 Polish: brykać |
 Persian: جست و خیز کردن؛ ورجه وورج |
 Pashto: لوبی کول |
 Portuguese: saltar |
 Romanian: a sări |
 Russian: резвиться |
 Slovak: poskakovať |
 Slovenian: skakljati |
 Serbian: skakutati |
 Swedish: hoppa och skutta, göra gl |
 Thai: กระโดดไปรอบๆ อย่างสนุกสนา |
 Turkish: sıçramak, zıplamak |
 Taiwanese: 跳躍 |
 Ukrainian: скакати, стрибати |
 Urdu: بھاندنا ، کلیلیں کرنا |
 Vietnamese: nhảy cỡn |
 Chinese: 跳跃 |
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