frolic

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. play, gambol, caper, romp, disport. See amusement.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Gaiety]

Syn. joviality, fun, play; see merriment 2 .

2. [Playful action]

Syn. prank, lark, trick, antic; see joke 1 .

v.

Syn. caper, gambol, frisk; see play 1 , 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

fun, play, sport, romping, merriment, antics, mirth, joking, game-playing, gaiety, amusement, tomfoolery.

II

v.

play, romp, make merry, have fun, joke, *cut up, *cut loose, *whoop it up, play games, frisk, gambol, cavort, *raise hell, *fool around.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A mischievous act: antic, caper, joke, lark, prank1, trick. Informal: shenanigan. Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural). See GOOD, WORK. II verb 1. To leap and skip about playfully: caper, cavort, dance, frisk, gambol, rollick, romp. See WORK. 2. To behave riotously: carouse, revel, riot, roister. Informal: hell (around). Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raise Cain (or the devil or hell), whoop it up. See RESTRAINT.