intransitive. To ‘leap’.

intransitive. To behave wantonly, licentiously, or riotously with (a person); to romp, frolic, play. Obsolete.

to dance antics and variants: to dance with grotesque or absurd movements; to cavort, to play the fool. Also in extended use. Obsolete.

intransitive. Originally: to behave in an immodest or wanton manner (cf. rig, n.4). In later use also in weakened sense: to romp, frolic; to act…

A prank; a playful or capricious trick, a riotous practice. Chiefly in plural. Cf. rex, n.2

intransitive. Chiefly of a child or (esp. young) animal: to play idly, to frolic unrestrainedly, to gambol. Also transitive with it. Now rare.

intransitive. To engage in wanton behaviour; to trifle, sport, frolic; to behave lasciviously. Obsolete.

intransitive. To make merry; in later use, to play pranks, gambol, caper about. Also, to frolic it.

transitive. With it. To behave wantonly. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. ‘To indulge in riotous and noisy mirth’ (Nares); to act the hoyden, to romp inelegantly.

intransitive. To behave playfully; to dally, flirt (with). Also: to have dealings with; to meddle.

intransitive. To amuse oneself; to mess about; to frolic.

intransitive. To practise freaks; to sport, gambol, frolic.

intransitive. To play roughly or energetically (esp. of children and animals); to sport or frolic in a lively, light-hearted, or boisterous manner…

intransitive, and transitive with it. To have sexual intercourse, to engage in sexual activity. Cf. romp, v. 1. rare.

intransitive. = romp, v. 1.

intransitive. To indulge in (high) jinks. (Or ? To junket.)

intransitive. To frolic or play, to fool around; to play tricks or practical jokes. In early use esp.: to indulge in rough boisterous play…

transitive. With caper, shines, etc.: to behave in a mischievous or frolicsome manner. U.S.

intransitive. To frolic or sport in a joyous fashion; to romp. Also with about, around.

(intransitive) to act in a hoity-toity manner, to romp inelegantly, to hoyden.

Usually in present participle. Chiefly colloquial and U.S. regional in later use. intransitive. To indulge in fun; to jest, to joke.

intransitive. To play tricks, frolic; to ride in a frolicsome manner; to ride across country. Also with about.

intransitive. To frolic, romp; to fool or ‘lark’ about; (also) to gossip, chatter.

intransitive. With †about, (a)round (preposition and adverb). To move around or go from place to place aimlessly, or in search of pleasure or…

intransitive. To frolic, dance; to play about.

intransitive. U.S. regional (New England). To behave playfully; to play energetically. Now rare.

To make fun of, to ‘rag’, to ridicule; to indulge in horseplay; to fool about or around. Originally U.S.

intransitive. To cavort, spec. to engage in sexual intercourse. Also figurative.

(intransitive) (a) to catch sparrows or other small birds, to go sparrow-netting; (b) figurative to play or frolic about in the manner of a sparrow.

intransitive. To engage in horseplay; to fool around. Also with around.