cavort

ca·vort

verb \kə-ˈvȯrt\

Definition of CAVORT

intransitive verb

1

: to leap or dance about in a lively manner

2

: to engage in extravagant behavior

Examples of CAVORT

1. Otters cavorted in the stream.
2. <children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring>

Origin of CAVORT

perhaps alteration of curvet

First Known Use: 1794

Related to CAVORT

Synonyms: caper, frolic, disport, frisk, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, sport

Related Words: bound, hop, leap, lope, skip, spring, trip, tumble; curvet, dance, prance; carouse, revel, roister; carry on, fool around, horse around; clown, cut up; joyride, roughhouse, skylark; kite

Near Antonyms: mope, pout, stew, sulk

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Rhymes with CAVORT

abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cohort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport