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dance

UK /dɑːns/US /dæns/

noun9

  1. a set of steps and body movements made in time to music, often for fun
  2. A repetitive movement used in communication between worker honey bees.
  3. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
  4. The art, profession, and study of dancing.
  5. Ellipsis of electronic dance music.
  6. (figurative) A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals.
  7. A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.
  8. (figurative, old-fashioned) Any strenuous or difficult movement, action, or task.
  9. A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.

verb7

  1. To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
  2. To perform the steps to.
  3. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
  4. (figurative) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
  5. To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees.
  6. (euphemistic, figurative) To make love or have sex.
  7. (euphemistic, figurative) To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged.
forms

danc't · danced · dancing · dances · danceth · dancest · dancen

Phrases with dance

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