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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•per1 /ˈkeɪpɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to skip about in a happy, light manner:lambs capering in the meadows.
n. [countable] - a playful leap or skip.
- a prank or trick;
silly act:a student caper. - Slang TermsSlang. a criminal act, as a robbery.
ca•per2 /ˈkeɪpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya spiny bush of Mediterranean regions, having single white flowers.
- Foodits flower bud, pickled and used as a seasoning.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•per1 (kā′pər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner;
prance;
frisk;
gambol.
n. - a playful leap or skip.
- a prank or trick;
harebrained escapade. - a frivolous, carefree episode or activity.
- Slang Termsa criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery.
- Idioms cut a caper. See cut (def. 44a).
- a West Indo-European term *kap-(e)ro- for a domesticated smaller animal); for the meaning, compare dog (verb, verbal)
- fig. use of Latin caper he-goat (cognate with Old English hæfer, Old Norse hafr, Old Irish caera sheep 1585–95
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stunt, antic, shenanigans.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spree, frolic.
ca•per2 (kā′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having roundish leaves and solitary white flowers.
- Plant Biology, Foodits flower bud, which is pickled and used for garnish or seasoning. Cf. caper family.
- Greek kápparis
- Latin capparis
- back formation from capers (taken for plural), Middle English caperes 1350–1400
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