Curvet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
verb (used without object), cur·vet·ted or cur·vet·ed, cur·vet·ting or cur·vet·ing.
  1. to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
  2. to leap and frisk.
verb (used with object), cur·vet·ted or cur·vet·ed, cur·vet·ting or cur·vet·ing.
  1. to cause to make a curvet.
noun
  1. a low leap with all four feet off the ground
verb -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted
  1. to make or cause to make such a leap
  2. to prance or frisk about
Curvet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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