1. (v. i.) To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.

2. (v. i.) To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence.

3. (v. i.) To climb, as a plant; to creep up.

4. (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.

5. (n.) A highwayman; a robber.

6. (n.) A romping woman; a prostitute.

7. (n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.

8. (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.

9. (n.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.