'Prance' definitions:

Definition of 'prance'

From: WordNet
noun
A proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger]
verb
To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]
verb
Spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
verb
Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
verb
Ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

Definition of 'Prance'

From: GCIDE
  • Prance \Prance\ (pr[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.]
  • 1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. [1913 Webster]
  • Now rule thy prancing steed. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. [1913 Webster]
  • The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prance'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Prance'