1. Verb
To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
2. Verb
To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.
3. Verb
To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
4. Noun
A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
5. Noun
A highwayman; a robber.
6. Noun
A romping woman; a prostitute.
7. Noun
Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
8. Noun
A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.
9. Noun
An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.
10. Noun
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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