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Caper

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Noun

1. caper

any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

2. caper

pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

3. caper, job

a crime (especially a robbery)

Example Sentences:
'the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis'

4. caper, capriole

a playful leap or hop

5. caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

Example Sentences:
'it was all done in play'
'their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly'

6. antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Verb

7. caper

jump about playfully

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caper

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noun
1. 
a playful skip or leap
2. 
a high-spirited escapade
3.  cut a caper
4. slang
a crime, esp an organized robbery
5. Australian informal
a job or occupation
6. Australian informal
a person's behaviour
verb
7. (intransitive)
to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner
noun
1. 
a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds
2. 
any of various similar plants or their edible parts
See also bean caper

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Caper

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verb intransitive
1. 
to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol
noun
2. 
a playful jump or leap
3. 
a wild, foolish action or prank
4.  US, Slang
a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery
noun
1. 
a. 
any of a genus (Capparis) of trees and shrubs of the caper family, esp. a prickly, trailing Mediterranean bush (C. spinosa) whose tiny, green flower buds are pickled and used to flavor sauces, etc.
b. 
bean caper
2. 
any of these buds
adjective
3. 
designating a family (Capparaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Capparales), including the bee plant and cleome

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caper

see synonyms of caper
n.
1. A playful leap or hop.
2. A frivolous escapade or prank.
3. Slang An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft.
intr.v. ca·pered, ca·per·ing, ca·pers
To leap or frisk about; frolic.
n.
1. A usually spiny Mediterranean shrub (Capparis spinosa) having white to pale lilac flowers and dehiscent fruits with reddish pulp.
2. A pickled flower bud of this plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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