| 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 | ||