cavort
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intransitive verb \kə-ˈvȯrt\Definition of CAVORT
1
: to leap or dance about in a lively manner
2
: to engage in extravagant behavior
Examples of CAVORT
- Otters cavorted in the stream.
- <children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring>
Origin of CAVORT
perhaps alteration of curvet
First Known Use: 1794
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
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