Definition of prances Prances
/pɹæˈnsɪz/ - [pransiz] -
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What does prances mean?
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- prances (Noun)
Plural of prance.
Part of speech
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| prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward | ||
| sit, ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury" | ||
| horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | ||
| ride horseback ride on horseback | ||
| horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| prance - spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| prance ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | ||
| prance - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" | ||
| tittup, swagger, ruffle, strut, sashay, cock | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prance (v. i.)
To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. - prance (v. i.)
To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. - prance (v. i.)
To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prance
prans, v.i. to strut about in a showy or warlike manner: to ride showily: to bound gaily, as a horse.—adj. Pranc′ing, riding showily: springing or bounding gaily.—n. the action of a horse in rearing, bounding, &c.—adv. Pranc′ingly. [Prank.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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prance
To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. To walk or strut about in a showy manner, or with warlike parade.
