1caper1 (ˈkeɪpə
)
Definitions
noun
- a playful skip or leap
- a high-spirited escapade
- See cut a caper
- slang a crime, esp an organized robbery
- Australian informal a job or occupation
- Australian informal a person's behaviour
verb
- (intr) to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner
Alternative Forms
ˈcaperer noun ˈcaperingly adverb Word Origin
C16: probably from capriole
Synonyms
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dance,
trip,
spring,
jump,
bound,
leap,
bounce,
hop,
skip,
romp,
frolic,
cavort,
frisk,
gambol,
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escapade,
sport,
stunt,
mischief,
lark,
prank,
jest,
dido,
practical joke,
high jinks,
antic,
jape,
shenanigan,
2caper2 (ˈkeɪpə)
Definitions
noun
- a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds
- any of various similar plants or their edible parts See also bean caper
, capers
Word Origin
C15: from earlier capers, capres (assumed to be plural), from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis
