What does Cavort mean?
Definitions for Cavort
kəˈvɔrtca·vort
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Princeton's WordNet
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb
play boisterously
"The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Wiktionary
cavortverb
To prance, said of mounts
cavortverb
To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
Etymology: Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca- + vault; later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses.
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cavort
To cavort means to jump or move around in a lively manner, often in a playful or dance-like way. It can also imply behaving in a carefree, high-spirited, or ostentatious manner.
Webster Dictionary
Cavortverb
to prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cavort
kav-ort′, v.i. (U.S. slang) to curvet, bound. [Explained as a corr. of Curvet.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Cavort in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Cavort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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