'Jaunt' definitions:
Definition of 'jaunt'
(from WordNet)
noun
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay]
verb
Definition of 'Jaunt'
From: GCIDE
- Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To ride on a jaunting car. [1913 Webster]
- Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jaunt'
From: GCIDE
- Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jaunt'
From: GCIDE
- Jaunt \Jaunt\, n.
- 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his a["e]ry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jaunt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airing,
- amble,
- bat around,
- bum,
- campaign,
- circuit,
- constitutional,
- count ties,
- course,
- cruise,
- divagate,
- drift,
- excursion,
- expedition,
- fare,
- flit,
- forced march,
- gad,
- gad about,
- gallivant,
- globe-trot,
- go about,
- go abroad,
- go on safari,
- go overseas,
- go the rounds,
- grand tour,
- hike,
- hit the road,
- hit the trail,
- hobo,
- journey,
- junket,
- knock about,
- knock around,
- make a journey,
- make a pilgrimage,
- make a trip,
- march,
- meander,
- mooch,
- mush,
- nomadize,
- outing,
- package tour,
- parade,
- peregrinate,
- peregrination,
- pererrate,
- peripatetic journey,
- peripateticism,
- pilgrim,
- pilgrimage,
- pleasure trip,
- progress,
- promenade,
- prowl,
- ramble,
- range,
- range the world,
- roam,
- round trip,
- roundabout,
- rove,
- rubberneck,
- rubberneck tour,
- run,
- run about,
- safari,
- sally,
- saunter,
- schlep,
- shoot,
- sight-see,
- stalk,
- straggle,
- stray,
- stretch,
- stroll,
- take a trip,
- take the road,
- tour,
- traipse,
- tramp,
- trek,
- trip,
- trudge,
- turn,
- vagabond,
- vagabondize,
- voyage,
- walk,
- walk the tracks,
- walking tour,
- wander,
- wayfare