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steigeren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cavort verb To prance, frolic, gambol.
  • 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 prance, frolic, gambol.
  2. verb To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
  3. verb To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature.

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