Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class II. Words Relating to SpaceSection IV. Motion
4. Motion with Reference to Direction
309. Leap.
CAPER; dance, curvet, caracole or caracol; gambade, gambado, gambol, frisk, prance, dido [colloq. U. S.], capriole, demivolt; buck, – jump; hop skip and jump; falcade.
[COMPARISONS] kangaroo, jerboa, chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea; buckjumper; wallaby.
prance, dance, caper; buck, buck-jump; curvet, caracole or caracol; foot it, bob, bounce, flounce, start; frisk (amusement) [See Amusement]; jump about (agitation) [See Agitation]; cut capers [colloq.], cut a dido [colloq., U. S.]; trip it on the light fantastic toe, dance oneself off one’s legs, dance the soles off one’s feet.