<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.</li><li>to leap and frisk.</li></ul></li><li>(used with object)<ul><li>to cause to make a curvet.</li></ul></li></ul>