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curvet

cur·vet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun kur-vit; verb ker-vet, kur-vit]
    • /noun ˈkɜr vɪt; verb kərˈvɛt, ˈkɜr vɪt/
    • /kɜː.ˈvet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun kur-vit; verb ker-vet, kur-vit]
    • /noun ˈkɜr vɪt; verb kərˈvɛt, ˈkɜr vɪt/

Definitions of curvet word

  • noun curvet a low leap with all four feet off the ground 3
  • verb curvet to make or cause to make such a leap 3
  • verb curvet to prance or frisk about 3
  • noun curvet in equestrian exhibitions, a movement in which a horse rears, then leaps forward, raising the hind legs just before the forelegs come down 3
  • intransitive verb curvet to make a curvet 3
  • verb transitive curvet to cause to curvet 3

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Origin of curvet

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin curvāre; cf. curve) + -ette -ette

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Parts of speech for Curvet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

curvet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

curvet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for curvet

verb curvet

  • plummet — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
  • skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
  • dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
  • drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.

Antonyms for curvet

verb curvet

  • ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.

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