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101joke — [n1] fun, quip antic, bon mot, buffoonery, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut*, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, farce, frolic, gag, gambol, game, ha ha*, hoodwinking*, horseplay*, humor, jape, jest, lark, laugh, mischief, monkeyshine*,… …
102jump — [n1] leap bob, bounce, bound, buck, canter, caper, capriole, dance, dive, drop, fall, gambade, gambol, hop, hopping, hurdle, jar, jerk, jolt, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, lurch, nosedive, plummet, plunge, pounce, rise, saltation, shock, skip …
103play — [n1] theater piece comedy, curtain raiser*, drama, entertainment, farce, flop*, hit*, mask*, musical, one act*, opera, performance, potboiler*, show, smash*, smash hit*, stage show, theatrical, tragedy, turkey*; concept 263 play [n2] amusement,… …
104romp — [n] fun; caper antic, cakewalk*, cavort, dance, escapade, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, lark, leap, play, rollick, rout, skip, sport; concepts 292,384 Ant. seriousness romp [v] have fun, enjoy oneself caper, cavort, celebrate, cut capers*, cut up* …
105gammon — ‘bacon’ [15] is not related to the gammon [18] of backgammon. It comes from Old Northern French gambon (source also of modern French jambon ‘ham’), which was a derivative of gambe ‘leg’ – hence etymologically ‘leg meat’. This seems to go back… …
106gam|bade — «gam BAYD», noun. 1. a leap, as of a horse. 2. Figurative. a freakish action; caper; prank: gambado. ╂[< French, Middle French gambade; see etym. under gambol (Cf. ↑gambol)] …
107gam|ba|do — gam|ba|do1 «gam BAY doh», noun, plural dos or does. 1. Often, gambados. a kind of large boot or gaiter, attached to a saddle instead of stirrups, for protecting the rider s feet against wet or cold. 2. any long gaiter or legging. ╂[< Italian… …
108gam|bit — «GAM biht», noun. 1. a way of opening a game of chess by purposely sacrificing a pawn or a piece to gain some advantage. 2. Figurative. any opening move or action, especially one intended to gain some advantage: »Each of us has his own game to… …
109Escapade — Es ca*pade , n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr. escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade, fr. scappare to escape. see {Escape}.] 1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol. [1913 Webster] 2. Act… …
110Frisk — Frisk, a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
