curvet n a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down v perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse Usage(s) Elizabeth's Winston, pestered by a swarm of thunder flies, began to curvet alarmingly. Tigers walk treadmills, horses curvet superbly and Harry Rittely sits atop seven tables and topples over backwards. Synonym(s) vaulting