Lexic.us

Definition of Quickstep

1. Noun. Military march accompanying quick time.

2. Verb. Perform a quickstep. "Sam and Sue quickstep"

3. Noun. A ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps.

Definition of Quickstep

1. n. A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.

Definition of Quickstep

1. Noun. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork. ¹

2. Verb. To dance the quickstep. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quickstep

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quickstep

quicksaving quickset quickset(a) quicksets quicksilver quicksilver(a) quicksilvered quicksilvering quicksilvers quicksilvery

quicksmart quicksort quicksorted quicksorting quicksorts quickstep (current term) quickstepped quickstepping quicksteps quickthorn

quickthorns quickwitted quickwittedly quickwittedness quickwork quicky quicumque vult quid quid pro quibus quid pro quo

Literary usage of Quickstep

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United by United States District Court (New York), United States District Court (Vermont) (1874)
"The quickstep was, in fact, not bound up the East river, but was bound to the Atlantic Basin. The Newport could not tell where the quickstep was bound. ..."

2. A Tour Around New York, and My Summer Acre: Being the Recreations of Mr by John Flavel Mines (1893)
"... TRAINING-DAY—A FALSTAFFIAN ARMY—MILITIAMEN IN THEIR GLORY — OUR CRACK CORPS BEFORE me lies a worn and faded piece of music, "The Light Guard quickstep," ..."

3. Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United by District Court (Illinois, District Court (Indiana, District Court (Wisconsin, Josiah Hooker Bissell, Circuit Court (7th Circuit, United States (1873)
"The quickstep. had lights, but those of the Sullivan were not in the proper place as required ... The pilot of the quickstep saw the light of the Sullivan, ..."

4. New Catalogue of Music at the Reduced Prices by Hall, William, & Son (1855)
"Captain Partridge's, or Ladies' quickstep, 03 Captain Seeley's quickstep, K Burke, gg Captain Walker's March and quickstep, 3f. S., gg Captain Williams' ..."

5. Drill Regulations for Cavalry by United States War Dept (1902)
"quickstepS. quickstep No. 1-Continued. End 83. quickstep No. ... quickstep No. 3. —a—2 s—a vr-* ^T^=^^E=TO fi± ..."

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