English verb: dance | |||
1. | dance (motion) move in a graceful and rhythmical way | ||
Samples | The young girl danced into the room. | ||
Examples | The crowds dance in the streets, The streets dance with crowds | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | capriole, chasse, glissade, sashay | ||
Entail | step | ||
Verb group | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
2. | dance (creation) move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance | ||
Samples | My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue dance | ||
Synonyms | trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bebop, belly dance, boogie, bop, break, break dance, break-dance, bump, cakewalk, cha-cha, Charleston, clog, conga, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, disco, folk dance, foxtrot, grind, heel, hoof, jig, jitterbug, jive, kick, mambo, mosh, one-step, polka, quickstep, rhumba, rumba, samba, shag, shimmy, skank, slam, slam dance, square dance, tango, tap, tap dance, tapdance, thrash, twist, two-step, waltz, waltz around | ||
Verb group | dance | ||
Domain category | dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore | ||
3. | dance (motion) skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways | ||
Samples | Dancing flames. The children danced with joy. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||