Dance

[dɑːns] or [dæns]

Definition

(noun.) an artistic form of nonverbal communication.

(noun.) a party for social dancing.

(noun.) a party of people assembled for dancing.

(verb.) move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; 'My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio'.

(verb.) move in a graceful and rhythmical way; 'The young girl danced into the room'.

(verb.) skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; 'Dancing flames'; 'The children danced with joy'.

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Definition

(v. i.) To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically.

(v. i.) To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.

(v. t.) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.

(v. i.) The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.

(v. i.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Frisk, caper, hop about.

v. a. Dandle, toss up and down.

Checker: Otis

Definition

v.i. to move with measured steps to music: to spring.—v.t. to make to dance or jump.—n. the movement of one or more persons with measured steps to music: the tune to which dancing is performed.—ns. Dance′-mū′sic music specially arranged for accompanying dancing; Danc′er one who practises dancing; Danc′ing the act or art of moving in the dance; Danc′ing-girl a professional dancer; Danc′ing-mas′ter a teacher of dancing.—Dance a bear (obs.) to exhibit a performing bear; Dance attendance to wait obsequiously; Dance of death a series of allegorical paintings symbolising the universal power of death represented as a skeleton; Dance upon nothing to be hanged.—Lead a person a dance to set him on an undertaking under false hopes: to delude.—Merry dancers the aurora.

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