# curvet

> English word · Verb · IPA /kɜːˈvɛt/

## Definitions
1. Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
2. To cause to leap about, dart or jump.
3. To fly or swim with darting movements.
4. (of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.
5. (of an object) To jump, skip, shake.

## Etymology
From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva (“curve”), from Latin curva, feminine of curvus (“bent, curved”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/curvet