Caper

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n.
     {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
     to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
     {Capriole}.]
     To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
     to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.


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           He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caper \Ca"per\, n.
     A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
     dancing; a prank.
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     {To cut a caper}, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
        play a prank. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.]
     A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
     & Per. al-kabar.]
     1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
        Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for
        pickles.
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     2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also
        {caper bush}, {caper tree}.
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     Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the
           Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
           brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
           for its buds. The {Capparis sodada} is an almost
           leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
           Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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     {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.
  
     {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caper
       n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
       2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
          dishes and sauces
       3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
          job in St. Louis" [syn: {job}]
       4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
          [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {put-on}]
       5: a playful leap or hop [syn: {capriole}]
       6: 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" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp},
           {gambol}]
       v : jump about playfully

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "caper":
     antic, beam, bob, bounce, burglary, capriole, caracole, carol,
     carry on, cavort, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, crime, curvet,
     cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, devilment, dido,
     disport, escapade, exult, falcade, filch, flounce, fool around,
     frisk, frolic, gambade, gambado, gambol, glory, glow, grab, heist,
     high jinks, hop, horse around, impishness, job, joy, jubilate,
     jump, jump about, lark, laugh, leap, lift, lilt, mischief,
     monkeyshine, monkeyshines, pinch, play, practical joke, prance,
     prank, radiate cheer, ramp, rejoice, revel, rip-off, robbery,
     roguery, rollick, romp, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines, sing,
     skip, skip for joy, smile, sparkle, sport, spring, steal, stunt,
     theft, tomfoolery, trick, trip, waggish trick, waggishness,
     whistle