Definition of capriole Capriole
cap•ri•ole
We found 13 definitions of capriole from 6 different sources.
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What does capriole mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: caprioles |
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| capriole - (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump | ||
| jumping, jump the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump | ||
| capriole - a playful leap or hop | ||
| caper | ||
Verb |
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| capriole - perform a capriole, in ballet | ||
| dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | ||
| capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage | ||
| bound, leap, spring, jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- capriole (v. i.)
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap. - capriole (v. i.)
A leap or caper, as in dancing. - capriole (v. i.)
To perform a capriole.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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capriole
A playful leap.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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capriole
kap′ri-ōl, n. a caper: a leap without advancing.—v.i. to leap: to caper. [O. Fr. capriole—It. capriola—L. caper, capra, a goat.]
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🔤- capriole, verb, present, 1st person singular of capriole (infinitive).
- capriole, verb (infinitive).
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