1. A playful leap or hop
   "The lamb's capers in the field delighted the children";
   - capriole
    
2. [informal] Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
   "The teenagers were up to some caper";
   - play, frolic, romp, gambol
    
3. [informal] A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   "The clown's capers had the children laughing uncontrollably";
   - antic, joke, prank, trick, put-on [N. Amer, informal], dido [N. Amer, informal]
    
4. [informal] A crime (especially a robbery)
   "the gang pulled off a bank caper in St. Louis";
   - job
    
5. Pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
   "She added capers to the smoked salmon bagel for a briny pop of flavour"
    
6. Any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
   "The caper bush thrived in the Mediterranean climate"

1. Jump about playfully
   "The lambs capered in the field"

Derived forms: capering, capers, capered

Type of: bounce, bound, bush, diversion, jump, leap, leaping, pickle, recreation, robbery, saltation, shrub, spring

Part of: Capparis, Capparis spinosa, common caper, genus Capparis

Encyclopedia: Caper