capriole

capriole antonyms

capriole definitions

verb
  • To leap; to caper. 

  • To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole. 

noun
  • A leap or caper, as in dancing. 

  • A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.