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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
- Example: "it was all done in play"
- Example: "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
[syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper]


VERB (1)

1. play boisterously;
- Example: "The children frolicked in the garden"
- Example: "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"
- Example: "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
[syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gambol \Gam"bol\, n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade,
   gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F.
   jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint:
   cf. Gr. ? a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked;
   perhaps akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about.
   Cf. Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.]
   A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive
   prank. --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gambol \Gam"bol\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamboled, or Gambolled;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Gamboling or Gambolling.]
   To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play
   in frolic, like boys or lambs.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gambol
    n 1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
         amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
         surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic,
         romp, gambol, caper]
    v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
         in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick,
         skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk,
         romp, run around, lark about]