| 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: | dabble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play at; tinker |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself with, be amateur, dally, dilly-dally, fiddle with, flirt with, horse around, idle, kid around, mess around, monkey around, monkey*, muck around, not be serious, play, play around, play games with, toy with, trifle, trifle with, work superficially |
Antonyms: |
take seriously |
| Main Entry: | goof off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid work |
Synonyms: |
bum around, coast, diddle, dog it, doodle, drag one's feet, featherbed, fiddle around, fluff off, fool around, hang around, hang out, horse around, lollygag, mess around, monkey around, putz around, screw off, shirk, slack, take it easy |
| 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: | tamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere, alter |
Synonyms: |
busybody, butt in, change, cook, cut, damage, destroy, diversify, doctor, fiddle with, fool, horn in, interlope, interpose, intrude, irrigate, manipulate, meddle, mess around with, monkey around, muck about, phony up, plant*, poke nose into, spike*, tinker, vary, water* |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |