| 1. | to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. |
| 2. | a playful leap or skip. |
| 3. | a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. |
| 4. | a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. |
| 5. | Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery. |
| 6. | cut a caper. cut (def. 80a). |

| 1. | a spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having roundish leaves and solitary white flowers. |
| 2. | its flower bud, which is pickled and used for garnish or seasoning. |

noun, verb, caped, cap⋅ing, adjective | 1. | a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water. |
| 2. | the Cape.
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| 3. | capeskin. |
| 4. | Nautical. (of a ship) to have good steering qualities. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope or to South Africa: a Cape diamond. |

caper
[ˈkepɚ]
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