capriole
noun
- a caper; leap
- a type of competitive jump in which a trained horse leaps upward but not forward and kicks its hind legs so that they are nearly parallel to the ground
intransitive verb caprioled, caprioling
to make a capriole
See capriole in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăpˈrē-ōlˌ)
noun- An upward leap made by a trained horse without going forward and with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap.
- A playful leap or jump; a caper.
intransitive verb cap·ri·oled,
cap·ri·ol·ing,
cap·ri·oles To perform a capriole.