| Main Entry: | cavort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frolic, prance |
Synonyms: |
caper, caracole, carry on*, cut loose, cut up, dance, fool around, frisk, gambol, go places and do things, horse around, horseplay, monkey around, play, revel, rollick, romp, roughhouse, sport |
| Main Entry: | cut up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be rowdy |
Synonyms: |
act up, caper, carry on*, cavort, clown, fool around, joke, misbehave, play, play jokes, romp, roughhouse, show off, whoop it up |
Antonyms: |
be serious |
| Main Entry: | dance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moving feet and body to music |
Synonyms: |
Charleston, bob, boogie, boogie down, bunny hop, caper, careen, cavort, conga, cut a rug, disco, flit, foot it, foxtrot, frolic, gambol, get down, hoof it, hop, hustle, jig, jitter, jitterbug, jive, jump, leap, one-step, prance, promenade, rhumba, rock, rock n' roll, samba, shimmy, skip, spin, step, strut, sway, swing, tango, tap, tread, trip, trip the light fantastic, twist, two-step, waltz, whirl |
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, make merry |
Synonyms: |
caper, carouse, cavort, cut capers, cut loose, fool around, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, kick up one's heels, lark, let go, let loose, play, prance, raise hell, revel, riot, rollick, romp, sport, spree, whoop it up |
| Main Entry: | gambol |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tumble playfully |
Synonyms: |
bound, caper, carry on, cavort, cut, cut a caper, cut loose, fool around, frisk, frolic, hop, horse around, jump, kibitz around, kick up one's heels, lark, leap, play, prance, revel, roister, rollick, romp, skip, sport, spring, whoop it up |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
| Main Entry: | horse around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool around |
Synonyms: |
carry on, cavort, cut up, fool around, lark, monkey around, play around, roughhouse |
| Main Entry: | leap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump, jump over; increase |
Synonyms: |
advance, arise, ascend, bounce, bound, caper, cavort, clear, escalate, frisk, hop, hurdle, lop, mount, rise, rocket, saltate, skip, soar, spring, surge, vault |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, be life of party, caper, carouse, carry on, cavort, clown, cut capers, cut up, dally, dance, disport, divert, entertain oneself, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on a spree, horse around, idle away, joke, jump, kibitz, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around, rejoice, revel, romp, show off, skip, sport, toy, trifle |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | romp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fun; caper |
Synonyms: |
antic, cakewalk, cavort, dance, escapade, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, lark, leap, play, rollick, rout, skip, sport |
Antonyms: |
seriousness |
| Main Entry: | romp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, enjoy oneself |
Synonyms: |
caper, cavort, celebrate, cut capers, cut up, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on the town, kid around, lark, let loose, make merry, play, prance, revel, roister, rollic, skip, skylark, sport, whoop it up |