Dictionary 1. (n.) 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.2. (n.) A leap or caper, as in dancing. 3. (v. i.) To perform a capriole. Thesaurus Highland fling and jump bob bounce bound broad jump buck buckjump caper caracole cavort clear curvet cut a dido cut capers demivolt dido falcade flounce flying jump frisk galliard gambade gambado gambol gelandesprung grand jete handspring high jump hippety-hop hop hurdle jete jig jump jump about jump over jump shot jump turn jump-hop jump-off lavolta leap leap over leapfrog long jump morris negotiate overjump overleap overskip pole vault pounce pounce on pounce upon prance ramp romp running broad jump running high jump saut de basque ski jump skip spring start start aside start up steeplechase tour jete trip updive upleap upspring vault |