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Definition of Dance

1. Verb. Move in a graceful and rhythmical way. "The streets dance with crowds"; "The young girl danced into the room"

2. Noun. An artistic form of nonverbal communication.

3. Verb. Move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance. "Sam and Sue dance"; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

4. Noun. A party of people assembled for dancing.

5. Verb. Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways. "The children danced with joy"

6. Noun. Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music.

7. Noun. A party for social dancing.

Definition of Dance

1. 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.

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

3. n. 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.

Definition of Dance

1. Noun. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. ¹

2. Noun. A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place. ¹

3. Noun. (heraldiccharge) A fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister. ¹

4. Noun. A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics. ¹

5. Noun. The art, profession, and study of dancing. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To perform the steps to. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dance

1. to move rhythmically to music [v DANCED, DANCING, DANCES]

Medical Definition of Dance

1. 1. 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 rhytmically. "Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance." (Wiher) "Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances with your dauther?" (Shak) 2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about. "Then, 'tis time to dance off." (Thackeray) "More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw." (Shak) "Shadows in the glassy waters dance." (Byron) "Where rivulets dance their wayward round." (Wordsworth) To dance on a rope, or To dance on nothing, to be hanged. Origin: F. Danser, fr. OHG. Dansn to draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. Apinsan, and prob. From the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. Thin. See Thin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dance

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