cavort

Meaning

1. To prance, frolic, gambol.
2. (intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
3. (informal) To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature.

Synonyms

frisk

romp

caper

gambol

rollick

skip

prance

frolic

sport

dance

💃

disport

hop

jump

lark

run around

spring

lark about

skylark

leap

jig

Translations

cabrioler

gambader

umherspringen

oynamak

curvetear

juguetear

herumtanzen

cabriolar

saltironejar

χοροπηδώ

alouette

περισκιρτώ

enjogassar-se

sport

herumtollen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈvɔːt/

Etymology

Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca-/ka- + vault (“jump, leap”); later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses. Alternatively, a variation of curvet.