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CURVET
- to prance (to spring forward on the hind legs) [v CURVETED, CURVETING, CURVETS, CURVETTED, CURVETTING]
- leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend
- to prance (to parade ostentatiously) [v CURVETED or CURVETTED, CURVETTING, CURVETS]
- to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this
- to leap and frisk
- to cause to make a curvet
- a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground