Found 4 items, similar to caper.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: caper
bercanda, meloncat-loncat
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: cap
feature, printed, quality, seal, stamp, trademark
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: caper
caper
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery);
“the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis” [syn:
job]
4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[syn:
antic,
joke,
prank,
trick,
put-on]
5: a playful leap or hop [syn:
capriole]
6: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement;
“it was all done in play”;
“their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly” [syn:
play,
frolic,
romp,
gambol]
caper
v : jump about playfully
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Caper
Caper
\Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Capered p. pr. & vb. n.
capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
Capriole.]
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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Caper
\Ca"per\, n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
dancing; a prank.
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To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
play a prank. --Shak.
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Caper
\Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.]
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
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Caper
\Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (
Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus
Capparis; -- called also
caper bush,
caper tree.
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Note: The
Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The
Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See
Bran caper, in the
Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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