All kick up one's heels synonyms
heel
K k verb kick up one's heels
- perform β to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- laud β to praise; extol.
- proclaim β to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- revere β to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.
- cavort β When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way.
- frolic β merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- rollick β to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.
- frisk β to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
- romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- hop β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- skip β to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- gambol β to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- revel β to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- lionize β to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
- solemnize β to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- signalize β to make notable or conspicuous.
- jubilate β to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- hallow β to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- rejoice β to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- fete β a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
- party β a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- carouse β If you say that people are carousing, you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves.
- glorify β to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- memorialize β to commemorate.
- feast β any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
- dedicate β If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- bless β When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- consecrate β When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
- publicize β to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- ritualize β to practice ritualism.
- caper β Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- riot β a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- prance β to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- lark β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- spree β a river in E Germany, flowing N through Berlin to the Havel River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- roister β to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.