| 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: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump, bounce |
Synonyms: |
bob, caper, frisk, gambol, hop, hurdle, leap, pounce, prance, recoil, ricochet, saltate, skip, spring, vault |
| Main Entry: | caper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antic, lark |
Synonyms: |
escapade, gag, gambol, high jinks, hop, hot foot, jest, joke, jump, leap, mischief, monkeyshines, practical joke, prank, put on*, revel, rib, rollick, shenanigan, sport, stunt, tomfoolery*, trick |
| Main Entry: | caper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frolic, cavort |
Synonyms: |
blow the lid off, bounce, bound, cut capers, cut loose, dance, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, hop, horse around, jump, kick up one's heels, leap, let loose, play, raise hell, rollick, romp, skip, spring, whoop it up |
| 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: | dally/dally with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have love affair |
Synonyms: |
be insincere with, carry on, cosset, fool around, frivol, frolic, gambol, have a fling, lead on, play around, rollick, romp, tamper, wanton |
| 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: | frisk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cavort |
Synonyms: |
bounce, caper, dance, frolic, gambol, hop, jump, lark, leap, play, prance, rollick, romp, skip, sport, trip |
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, revel |
Synonyms: |
antic, drollery, escapade, fun, fun and games, gaiety, gambol, game, high jinks, joke, joviality, lark, merriment, monkeyshines, play, prank, romp, shenanigan, skylarking, sport, spree, tomfoolery*, trick |
| 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 |