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