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dance

verb

1 he danced with her at the party:

trip, sway, spin, whirl, twirl, pirouette, gyrate;

informal bop, disco, rock, shake a leg, hoof it, cut a rug, trip the light fantastic;

North American, informal get down, step it;

archaic foot it, tread a measure.

2 a dozen sweet-faced little girls danced around me chanting:

caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, skip, prance, romp, gambol, jig, bound, leap, jump, spring, bob, hop, trip, bounce;

rare rollick.

3 she could see flames dancing in the fireplace:

flicker, sparkle, twinkle, shimmer, leap, ripple, dart, play, flick, flit, quiver, jiggle, joggle, oscillate.

noun

they were going to a dance:

ball, discotheque;

tea dance, dinner dance, masked ball, masquerade;

North American prom, hoedown;

French thé dansant;

informal disco, hop, bop.

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