CAVORT


Meaning of CAVORT in English

ca ‧ vort /kəˈvɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from curvet 'to dance around' (16-21 centuries) , from Italian corvettare , from corvetta 'jump into the air' , from French courber 'to curve' ]

to jump or dance around in a playful or sexual way

cavort about/around

She cavorted about in the water.

cavort with

The photograph shows him cavorting with two young women.

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