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TWO-STEP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("two-step" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Derivation:
two-step (dance the two-step)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the two-step
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "two-step" 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
Derivation:
two-step (a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps)
