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[ kuh-vawrt ] / kəˈvɔrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cavort ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to prance or caper about. to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry. Origin of cavort1785–95, Americanism; earlier cavault, perhaps cur(vet) + vault2 OTHER WORDS FROM cavortca·vort·er, nounWords nearby cavortcavity wall, cavogram, cavography, cavolo nero, cavo-relievo, cavort, cavosurface, cavosurface angle, Cavour, cavum, cavy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cavortThe complaint further alleges that Glock had a personal slush fund that he used to “cavort with women around the world.” Glock Family Goes Down, Guns Blazing|Brandy Zadrozny|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But watching him cavort with Johnny Damon brought something to mind. Why Do We Forgive Manny Ramirez for Being Manny?|Allen Barra|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Without "cavort" or a "list to port," is as hard—as song to a Neddy! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 23rd, 1893|Various They are in both male and female attire, and dance and cavort to the delight of the guests.
It has a bathing beach where the gals show what they've got and fat men flounder and cavort far beyond their capacities. David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney I admit that it was a beautiful sight to see them cavort around that ploughed field. The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur Mamma Pepperall watched him cavort a moment, then sniffed contemptuously, and rolled out like a fireman summoned. In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for cavortDerived forms of cavortcavorter, nounWord Origin for cavortC19: perhaps from curvet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cavortfool around, gambol, romp, caper, play, rollick, dance, roughhouse, revel, frisk, sport, caracole, carry on, cut loose, cut up, horse around, horseplay, monkey around |