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FOXTROT
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Irregular inflected forms: foxtrotted , foxtrotting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
Synonyms:
fox-trot; foxtrot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("foxtrot" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the foxtrot
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "foxtrot" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue foxtrot
