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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

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);
- Example: "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
[syn: caper, job]

4. a playful leap or hop;
[syn: caper, capriole]

5. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
- Example: "it was all done in play"
- Example: "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
[syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper]

6. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement;
[syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]


VERB (1)

1. jump about playfully;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caper \Ca"per\, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. [1913 Webster] To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary. Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: caper, job] 4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole] 5: 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] 6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] v 1: jump about playfully
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

88 Moby Thesaurus words for "caper": antic, beam, bob, bounce, burglary, capriole, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, crime, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, devilment, dido, disport, escapade, exult, falcade, filch, flounce, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambade, gambado, gambol, glory, glow, grab, heist, high jinks, hop, horse around, impishness, job, joy, jubilate, jump, jump about, lark, laugh, leap, lift, lilt, mischief, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, pinch, play, practical joke, prance, prank, radiate cheer, ramp, rejoice, revel, rip-off, robbery, roguery, rollick, romp, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines, sing, skip, skip for joy, smile, sparkle, sport, spring, steal, stunt, theft, tomfoolery, trick, trip, waggish trick, waggishness, whistle