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English noun: prance | |||
| 1. | prance (act) a proud stiff pompous gait | ||
| Synonyms | strut, swagger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gait | ||
English verb: prance | |||
| 1. | prance (motion) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | ||
| Samples | He struts around like a rooster in a hen house. | ||
| Examples | The children prance to the playground | ||
| Synonyms | cock, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | prance (motion) spring forward on the hind legs | ||
| Samples | The young horse was prancing in the meadow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | prance | ||
| 3. | prance (motion) cause (a horse) to bound spring forward | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ride, sit | ||
| Verb group | prance | ||
| Domain category | equitation, horseback riding, horseback riding, riding, riding | ||
| 4. | prance (motion) ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ride horseback | ||
| Domain category | equitation, horseback riding, horseback riding, riding, riding | ||
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