frolic

frolic
    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}]
    

Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G.
   fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf.
   Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring
   up.]
   Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of
   pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
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         The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.
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         The gay, the frolic, and the loud.       --Waller.
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Frolic \Frol"ic\, n.
   1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.
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            He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon.
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   2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in
      dancing; a merrymaking.
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Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Frolicking}.]
   To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and
   gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
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         Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
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Frolic

   A {Prolog} system in {Common Lisp}.

   (ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z).

   (1991-11-23)
    

81 Moby Thesaurus words for "frolic":
      antic, beam, caper, caracole, carol, carouse, carry on, cavort,
      celebration, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido,
      cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, dido, disport, escapade, exult,
      festivity, flounce, fool around, frisk, fun and games, gaiety,
      gambado, gambol, glory, glow, have fun, hell, high jinks,
      horse around, horseplay, jollification, jollity, joy, jubilate,
      lark, laugh, lilt, make whoopee, merriment, merrymaking, mirth,
      monkeyshine, monkeyshines, party, partying, play, practical joke,
      prank, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, revelry, riot, roister,
      rollick, romp, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines, sing, skip,
      skip for joy, skylark, skylarking, smile, sparkle, sport, spree,
      tomfoolery, trick, trip, waggish trick, wassail, whistle