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English noun: sashay | |||
| 1. | sashay (act) a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance | ||
| Part meronym | square dance, square dancing | ||
| 2. | sashay (act) (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading | ||
| Synonyms | chasse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dance step, step | ||
| Domain category | ballet, concert dance | ||
| 3. | sashay (act) a journey taken for pleasure | ||
| Samples | Many summer excursions to the shore. It was merely a pleasure trip. After cautious sashays into the field. | ||
| Synonyms | excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airing, field trip | ||
English verb: sashay | |||
| 1. | sashay (motion) move sideways | ||
| Synonyms | sidle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | sashay (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 sashay to the playground | ||
| Synonyms | cock, prance, ruffle, strut, swagger, tittup | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 3. | sashay (motion) perform a chasse step, in ballet | ||
| Synonyms | chasse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dance | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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