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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk akin to G. fr["o]lich, fr froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS fr[=a]h, cf Icel. fr[=a]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 WordNet r 1.6 [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" [syn: {play}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}] v : play or romp around "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows" [syn: {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Frolic A {Prolog} system in {Common Lisp}. {(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z)} (1991-11-23)
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