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prance

DEFINITIONS OF: prance

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v to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Synonyms:
cock, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup
Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

v spring forward on the hind legs

“The young horse was prancing in the meadow”
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

v ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

Type of:
ride horseback
ride on horseback

v cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

Type of:
ride, sit
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

n a proud stiff pompous gait

Synonyms:
strut, swagger
Type of:
gait
a person's manner of walking
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