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  • 81jamb — side piece of a door, window, etc., early 14c., from O.Fr. jambe pier, side post of a door, originally a leg, shank (12c.), from L.L. gamba leg, (horse s) hock (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol)) …

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  • 82caper — I. v. n. Leap (in a frolicsome mood), hop, skip, jump, bound, romp, gambol, frisk, dance. II. n. Leap (in a frolicsome mood), skip, hop, spring, bound, gambol, romp, prank, freak …

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  • 83leap — I. v. n. 1. Jump, bound, spring, vault. 2. Hop, frisk, gambol, caper. II. v. a. Jump over, bound across. III. n. 1. Jump, spring, bound, vault. 2. Hop, frisk, frisking, caper, gambol …

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  • 84disport — n sport, play, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb) Analogous words: recreation, diversion, amusement, entertainment (see under AMUSE): merriment, jollity (see corresponding adjectives at MERRY) disport vb sport, *play, frolic,… …

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  • 85frolic — vb *play, sport, disport, rollick, romp, gambol frolic n play, sport, disport, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb) Analogous words: *fun, jest, game, play, sport: caper, *prank, antic, monkeyshine, dido: levity, tightness, frivolity …

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  • 86rollick — vb frolic, disport, sport, *play, romp, gambol rollick n frolic, disport, sport, play, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb) …

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  • 87romp — n frolic, rollick, gambol, disport, sport, play (see under PLAY vb) romp vb frolic, rollick, gambol, disport, sport, *play …

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  • 88sport — vb *play, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol Analogous words: divert, *amuse, recreate, entertain: *skip, bound, hop sport n 1 play, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb) Analogous words: amusement, diversion, recreation …

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  • 89antic — n 1.Usu. antics caper, frolic, lark, romp, spree, gambol, frisk; sport, fun, merrymaking, playing; fooling around, foolishness, silliness, foolery, tomfoolery, horseplay; clowning, clownery, clownishness; buffoonery, buffoonism, buffoonishness,… …

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  • 90bound — I adj 1. tied, tethered, made fast, fastened, secured, fixed; in bonds, shackled, fettered, manacled, handcuffed; restrained, confined, restricted. 2. obligated, obliged, duty bound; required, compel ed, constrained. 3. destined, predestined,… …

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