steigeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• cavort verb To jump and dance around in a lively, playful way.
• prance verb To move about with high, springy steps, often showing off.
• rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

steigeren is used for these senses in English:

• cavort (originally, intransitive, of horses) To prance, frolic, gambol.
• prance (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
• rear (intransitive) To rise up on the hind legs.
• rear (transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.

cavort — full definition

1. verb To jump and dance around in a lively, playful way.
2. verb To move around in a noisy, carefree way, having fun.
3. verb (informal) To behave in a wild way, especially sexually.

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