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prance
(encz) | prance,poskakovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Prance
(gcide) | Prance \Prance\ (pr[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to
prank, v. t. See Prank.]
1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
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Now rule thy prancing steed. --Gay.
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2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious
manner.
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The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field.
--Addison.
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3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with
warlike parade. --Swift.
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prance
(wn) | prance
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance,
swagger]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock]
2: spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was
prancing in the meadow"
3: cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
4: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward |
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prancer
(encz) | prancer,poskakující osoba n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pranced
(gcide) | Prance \Prance\ (pr[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to
prank, v. t. See Prank.]
1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
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Now rule thy prancing steed. --Gay.
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2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious
manner.
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The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field.
--Addison.
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3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with
warlike parade. --Swift.
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Prancer
(gcide) | Prancer \Pran"cer\, n.
A horse which prances.
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Then came the captain . . . upon a brave prancer.
--Evelyn.
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prance
(wn) | prance
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance,
swagger]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock]
2: spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was
prancing in the meadow"
3: cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
4: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward |
prancer
(wn) | prancer
n 1: a mettlesome or fiery horse |
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