Definition of "capriole" in English

noun

1. A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.

2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.

verb

1. (intransitive) To leap; to caper.

2. (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.