curvet

cur·vet

C0820600 (kûr-vĕt′)n. A light leap by a horse, in which both hind legs leave the ground just before the forelegs are set down.v. cur·vet·ted, cur·vet·ting, cur·vets or cur·vet·ed or cur·vet·ing v.intr.1. To leap in a curvet.2. To prance; frolic.v.tr. To cause to leap in a curvet.

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[Italian corvetta, from Old Italian, from Old French courbette, from courber, to curve, from Latin curvāre, from curvus, curved; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

curvet

(kɜːˈvɛt) n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage a low leap with all four feet off the groundvb, -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage to make or cause to make such a leap2. (intr) to prance or frisk about[C16: from Old Italian corvetta, from Old French courbette, from courber to bend, from Latin curvāre]

cur•vet

(ˈkɜr vɪt; for v. also kərˈvɛt)

n., v. -vet•ted -vet•ed, -vet•ting -vet•ing. n. 1. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend. v.i. 2. to leap in a curvet, as a horse. 3. to leap and frisk. v.t. 4. to cause to make a curvet. [1565–75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette=courb(er) to bend, curve (« Latin curvāre)]

curvet

Past participle: curveted/curvetted
Gerund: curveting/curvetting

Imperative
curvet
curvet

Present
I curvet
you curvet
he/she/it curvets
we curvet
you curvet
they curvet

Preterite
I curveted/curvetted
you curveted/curvetted
he/she/it curveted/curvetted
we curveted/curvetted
you curveted/curvetted
they curveted/curvetted

Present Continuous
I am curveting/curvetting
you are curveting/curvetting
he/she/it is curveting/curvetting
we are curveting/curvetting
you are curveting/curvetting
they are curveting/curvetting

Present Perfect
I have curveted/curvetted
you have curveted/curvetted
he/she/it has curveted/curvetted
we have curveted/curvetted
you have curveted/curvetted
they have curveted/curvetted

Past Continuous
I was curveting/curvetting
you were curveting/curvetting
he/she/it was curveting/curvetting
we were curveting/curvetting
you were curveting/curvetting
they were curveting/curvetting

Past Perfect
I had curveted/curvetted
you had curveted/curvetted
he/she/it had curveted/curvetted
we had curveted/curvetted
you had curveted/curvetted
they had curveted/curvetted

Future
I will curvet
you will curvet
he/she/it will curvet
we will curvet
you will curvet
they will curvet

Future Perfect
I will have curveted/curvetted
you will have curveted/curvetted
he/she/it will have curveted/curvetted
we will have curveted/curvetted
you will have curveted/curvetted
they will have curveted/curvetted

Future Continuous
I will be curveting/curvetting
you will be curveting/curvetting
he/she/it will be curveting/curvetting
we will be curveting/curvetting
you will be curveting/curvetting
they will be curveting/curvetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been curveting/curvetting
you have been curveting/curvetting
he/she/it has been curveting/curvetting
we have been curveting/curvetting
you have been curveting/curvetting
they have been curveting/curvetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been curveting/curvetting
you will have been curveting/curvetting
he/she/it will have been curveting/curvetting
we will have been curveting/curvetting
you will have been curveting/curvetting
they will have been curveting/curvetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been curveting/curvetting
you had been curveting/curvetting
he/she/it had been curveting/curvetting
we had been curveting/curvetting
you had been curveting/curvetting
they had been curveting/curvetting

Conditional
I would curvet
you would curvet
he/she/it would curvet
we would curvet
you would curvet
they would curvet

Past Conditional
I would have curveted/curvetted
you would have curveted/curvetted
he/she/it would have curveted/curvetted
we would have curveted/curvetted
you would have curveted/curvetted
they would have curveted/curvetted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curvet - a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come downvaultingdressage - maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Verb	1.	curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horsebound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

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