capriole

Plural: caprioles

Noun

• (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
• a playful leap or hop
• 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.
• A leap or caper, as in dancing.

Verb

Verb Forms: caprioled, caprioling, caprioles

• To perform a capriole, a leap of a horse without moving forward.
• perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
• perform a capriole, in ballet
• To leap; to caper.
• To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.

Examples

• His word CAPRIOLE allowed him to jump into the lead without advancing too far.

Synonyms

caper

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