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TAP DANCING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A dance step tapped out audibly with the feet

Synonyms:

tap dance; tap dancing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tap dancing" is a kind of...):

hoofing; step dancing (dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tap dancing"):

soft-shoe; soft-shoe dancing; soft-shoe shuffle (tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles)

buck-and-wing (a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps)

clog; clog dance; clog dancing (a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps)

 II. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb tap dance

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