First Known Use: 1794
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cavort
verb ca·vort \kə-ˈvȯrt\
: to jump or move around in a lively manner
: to spend time in an enjoyable and often wild or improper way
Full Definition of CAVORT
intransitive verb
1
: to leap or dance about in a lively manner
2
: to engage in extravagant behavior
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Origin of CAVORT
perhaps alteration of curvet
Rhymes with CAVORT
abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cohort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport
CAVORT Defined for Kids
cavort
verb ca·vort \kə-ˈvort\
ca·vort·edca·vort·ing
Definition of CAVORT for Kids
: to move or hop about in a lively way <… I saw the raccoons cavort around my fireplace … — Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain>
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