two-step noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular. — 1914 •A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot. •A piece of music for this dance. verb2 •To dance the two-step. •(figurative) To move around as if dancing a two-step. formstwo-stepped · two-stepping · two-steps