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Caper means to skip in a playful manner.
(verb)An example of to caper is for children to joyfully skip down the street.
The definition of a caper is a pickled bud from a juniper bush, a playful skip or a trick.
(noun)- An example of a caper is the tiny green ball used in the sauce served with veal piccata.
- An example of a caper is a joyful hop.
- An example of a caper is a senior prank.
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See caper in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb
to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol
Origin: prob. < capriole
noun
- a playful jump or leap
- a wild, foolish action or prank
- ☆ Slang a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery
noun
- any of a genus (Capparis) of trees and shrubs of the caper family, esp. a prickly, trailing Mediterranean bush (C. spinosa) whose tiny, green flower buds are pickled and used to flavor sauces, etc.
- bean caper
- any of these buds
Origin: ME capar, capres < L capparis < Gr kapparis
adjective
designating a family (Capparaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Capparales), including the bee plant and cleome
See caper in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A playful leap or hop.
- A frivolous escapade or prank.
- Slang An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft.
To leap or frisk about; frolic.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of capriole
.noun
- A usually spiny Mediterranean shrub (Capparis spinosa) having white to pale lilac flowers and dehiscent fruits with reddish pulp.
- A pickled flower bud of this plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English caperis, capar
Origin: , from Latin capparis
Origin: , from Greek kapparis
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