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sashay

/ sashay /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
Type of:
country-dance country dancing contredanse
Has parts:
square dance square dancing
noun Sense 2
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
Type of:
dance step step
Derived:
chasse sidle
Domain:
ballet concert dance
verb Sense 3
move sideways
Type of:
move
Derived:
chasse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
perform a chasse step, in ballet
Type of:
dance
Derived:
chasse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Type of:
walk
Derived:
strut prance swagger prancer swaggerer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"
"it was merely a pleasure trip"
"after cautious sashays into the field"
Type of:
journey journeying
Kinds of:
airing field trip
Derived:
junket travel trip jaunt
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

country-dance country dancing contredanse dance step step move dance walk journey journeying airing field trip