Thesaurus: prance

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1. v. i. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
2. v. i. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
3. v. i. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.
4. n. a proud stiff pompous gait
5. v. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
6. v. spring forward on the hind legs
7. v. cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
8. v. ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
9. 1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. Now rule thy prancing steed. Gay. 2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. Addison. 3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. Swift.
10. n:31/v:69 v. spring forward on the hind legs v. cause (a horse) to bound spring forward v. ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward