All caper synonyms
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- rib β one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- rollick β to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.
- mischief β conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- jest β a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- revel β to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- hop β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- stunt β to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- shenanigan β Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- tomfoolery β foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.
- gambol β to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- prank β a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- adventure β If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- jaunt β a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- lark β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- antics β Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving.
- jape β to jest; joke; gibe.
- antic β an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
- high jinks β boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
- practical joke β a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- monkeyshines β Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
verb caper
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- frisk β to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
- romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- skip β to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- frolic β merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- cavort β When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way.
- prance β to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- play around β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- cut loose β to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc
- horse around β a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- blow the lid off β a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- cut capers β To engage in brief frolics, romps, or frantic, ridiculous dances.
- raise hell β the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- whoop it up β a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- kick up one's heels β the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.