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Definition of Caper
1. Noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis.
Specialized synonyms: Capparis Arborea, Native Pomegranate, Caper Tree, Capparis Cynophallophora, Jamaica Caper Tree, Bay-leaved Caper, Caper Tree, Capparis Flexuosa, Capparis Mitchellii, Native Orange, Capparis Spinosa, Common Caper
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Verb. Jump about playfully.
3. Noun. Pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces.
4. Noun. A crime (especially a robbery). "The gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
5. Noun. A playful leap or hop.
6. Noun. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement. "Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
Generic synonyms: Diversion, Recreation
Specialized synonyms: Coquetry, Dalliance, Flirt, Flirtation, Flirting, Toying, Craziness, Folly, Foolery, Indulgence, Lunacy, Tomfoolery, Game, Horseplay, Teasing, Word Play
Derivative terms: Frolic, Gambol, Play, Play, Romp
7. Noun. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.
Generic synonyms: Diversion, Recreation
Specialized synonyms: Dirty Trick, Practical Joke
Derivative terms: Antic, Antic, Jokester, Prankster, Trickster
Definition of Caper
1. v. i. To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
2. n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
3. n. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
4. n. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
Definition of Caper
1. Noun. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. ¹
2. Noun. A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime. ¹
3. Verb. To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. ¹
4. Noun. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer. ¹
5. Noun. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (''Capparis spinosa''), which is pickled and eaten. ¹
6. Noun. A plant of the genus ''Capparis'', also called caper bush, caper tree. ¹
7. Noun. (Scotland) the capercaillie. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caper
1. to frolic [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: frolic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caper
Literary usage of Caper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"[From caper, a freak or antic + JUICE.] For synonyms, .vr DRINKS. 1888. ...
Say, fellers, let's take a leetle mo' uv the caper JUICE. ..."
2. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"THE CAPPARIS OB caper : EIGHTEEN ... of the caper at sufficient length when
treating of the exotic plants. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"2« Dmti— All with the swap, I sneak away ; " Tramp it, tramp it, my jolly blowen,
Or be grabbed by the beaks we may ; And we shall caper a-heel-and-toeing. ..."
4. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1857)
"After a careful examination, Dr Royle has come to the conclusion that the hyssop
of the Bible is one of the caper plants (Capparis spinosa or Capparis ..."
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