Synonyms for curvet

Most common

bound · leap · vault · frisk · caper · frolic · gambol

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.

2. n. 1

   A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.

Related words

Other spellings

curvette

Forms

Plural

curvets → pranks, vaultings, courbettes…

Past participle

curveted
e.g. curveted → bounded, leapt, vaulted, frisked…

Example sentences

• bound The plane we boarded was bound for San Francisco.
• leap A leap year has three hundred and sixty-six days.
• vault She admired the crown jewels in the royal vault.
• frisk I don't like frisk searches.
• frolic The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

leap¹, romp¹

5 letters

bound¹, vault¹, prank¹, frisk¹, caper²

6 letters

frolic², gambol, cavort²

8 letters

vaulting²

9 letters

courbette

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caper² = 2 syllables).