English noun: contra danse | |||
1. | contra danse (act) a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line | ||
Synonyms | contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | folk dance, folk dancing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | do-si-do, landler, longways, longways dance, promenade, sashay, square dance, square dancing, swing | ||
English verb: contra danse | |||
1. | contra danse (motion) perform a contradance | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue contra danse | ||
Synonyms | contradance, contredanse, country-dance | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||