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1.verbOf a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
2.verbTo cause to leap about, dart or jump.
3.verb(of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
4.verb(of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.
5.verb(of an object) To jump, skip, shake.
6.nounThe motion of a horse or other animal that curvets."the curvetings of a horse"
7.noun(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.