Dictionary Entry
capriole
capriole is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
- 2intransitive verb
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
- 3intransitive verb
To perform a capriole.
- 4noun
a playful leap or hop
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- 5noun
(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
- 6verb
perform a capriole, in ballet
- 7verb
perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
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