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1. (v.i.) dance
to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music.
2. dance
to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly.
3. dance
to bob up and down:
The toy sailboats danced on the pond.
4. (v.t.) dance
to perform or take part in (a dance).
5. dance
to cause to dance:
He danced her around the room.
6. dance
to cause to be in a specified condition by dancing:
She danced her way to stardom.
7. (n.) dance
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usu. executed to music.
8. dance
an act or round of dancing; set:
May I have this dance?
9. dance
the art of dancing:
to study dance.
10. dance
a social gathering or party for dancing; ball.
11. dance
a piece of music suited in rhythm or style to a particular form of dancing.
12. dance
a stylized pattern of movements performed by an animal, as a bird in a courtship display.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF da(u)ncer, OF dancier, v. of uncert. orig.)
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| Definition of 'Dance' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dance
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
2. (noun) dance
a party of people assembled for dancing
3. (noun) dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
4. (verb) dance
a party for social dancing
5. (verb) dance
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
"The young girl danced into the room"
6. (verb) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
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"
7. (verb) dance
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
"Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
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1. (verb) dance
to move your body in time to music
She wanted to ask him to dance.; Jodie was dancing with her boyfriend.; to dance to the music; to dance the samba; the dancers on stage; a night of dancing and singing
2. (noun) dance
a social occasion with dancing
I went to the school dance.
3. dance
the art or skill of dancing
modern dance; studying dance
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| Definition of 'Dance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Dance
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
2. (verb) Dance
to move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about
3. (verb) Dance
to cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle
4. (verb) Dance
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
5. (verb) Dance
a tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc
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Sense: to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps
She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?
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 Afrikaans: dans |
 Arabic: يَرْقُص |
 Bulgarian: танцувам |
 Brazilian: dançar |
 Czech: tancovat |
 German: tanzen |
 Danish: danse |
 Greek: χορεύω |
 Spanish: bailar |
 Estonian: tantsima |
 Farsi: رقصیدن؛ پایکوبی کردن |
 Finnish: tanssia |
 French: danser |
 Hebrew: לִרקוֹד |
 Hindi: नृत्य करना, नाचना |
 Croatian: plesati |
 Hungarian: táncol |
 Indonesian: menari |
 Icelandic: dansa |
 Italian: ballare, danzare |
 Japanese: 踊る |
 Korean: 춤 |
 Lithuanian: šokti |
 Latvian: dejot |
 Malay: menari |
 Dutch: dansen |
 Norwegian: danse |
 Polish: tańczyć |
 Persian: رقصیدن؛ پایکوبی کردن |
 Pashto: نڅېدل، ګډېدل: دنڅېدو يا ګ |
 Portuguese: dançar |
 Romanian: a dansa |
 Russian: танцевать |
 Slovak: tancovať |
 Slovenian: plesati |
 Serbian: plesati |
 Swedish: dansa |
 Thai: เต้นรำ |
 Turkish: dansetmek, ...dansı yapma |
 Taiwanese: 跳舞 |
 Ukrainian: танцювати |
 Urdu: رقص |
 Vietnamese: khiêu vũ |
 Chinese: 跳舞 |
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