Caper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object)
  1. to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
noun
  1. a playful leap or skip.
  2. a prank or trick; harebrained escapade.
  3. a frivolous, carefree episode or activity.
  4. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery.
Idioms
  1. cut (def. 87).
noun
  1. a spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having roundish leaves and solitary white flowers.
  2. its flower bud, which is pickled and used for garnish or seasoning.
noun
  1. a playful skip or leap
  2. a high-spirited escapade
  3. cut a caper or cut capers
    • to skip or jump playfully
    • to act or behave playfully; frolic
  4. a crime, esp an organized robbery
  5. a job or occupation
  6. a person's behaviour
verb
  1. to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner
noun
  1. a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds
  2. any of various similar plants or their edible parts
Caper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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