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quickstep
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun quickstep has 2 senses
- quickstep(n = noun.communication) - military march accompanying quick time; is a kind of martial music, military march, military music
- quickstep(n = noun.act) - a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps; is a kind of ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
Derived form verb quickstep1
Verb quickstep has 1 sense
- quickstep(v = verb.motion) - perform a quickstep; is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derived form noun quickstep2
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue quickstep
CIDE DICTIONARY
quickstep, n.
A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quickstep, n. & v.
--n. a fast foxtrot (cf. quick step).
--v.intr. (-stepped, -stepping) dance the quickstep.
--n. a fast foxtrot (cf. quick step).
--v.intr. (-stepped, -stepping) dance the quickstep.
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