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CURVET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: curvetted    , curvetting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

Synonyms:

curvet; vaulting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("curvet" is a kind of...):

dressage (maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider)

Derivation:

curvet (perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "curvet" is one way to...):

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

curvet (a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down)

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