capriole
noun
cap·ri·ole ˈka-prē-ˌōl 
1
: a playful leap : caper
2
: a vertical leap by a trained horse that is made with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap
capriole intransitive verb
Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus goat, roebuck, from capr-, caper he-goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Greek kapros wild boar
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1
caprioled
verb
as in gamboled
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gamboled
- capered
- gambolled
- cavorted
- attacked
- romped
- skipped
- frolicked
- bounced
- pounced
- skyrocketed
- hurdled
- bounded
- bucked
- sprung
- vaulted
- leapfrogged
- loped
- jumped
- leaped
- shot
- hopped
- sprang
- leapt