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English Dictionary: frolic	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for frolic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frolic n 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" Synonym(s): play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper v play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Synonym(s): frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[ocr]l"[icr]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr[94]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[omac], Dan. fro, OS. fr[amac]h, cf. Icel. fr[amac]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. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton. The gay, the frolic, and the loud. --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon. 2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Frolic A {Prolog} system in {Common Lisp}. {(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z)}. (1991-11-23)