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sashay

DEFINITIONS OF: sashay

1

v to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Synonyms:
cock, prance, ruffle, strut, swagger, tittup
Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

v perform a chasse step, in ballet

Synonyms:
chasse
Type of:
dance
move in a graceful and rhythmical way

v move sideways

Synonyms:
sidle
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

n (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Synonyms:
chasse
Type of:
dance step, step
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

n a journey taken for pleasure

“after cautious sashays into the field”
Synonyms:
excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip
Types:
airing
a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air
field trip
a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
Type of:
journey, journeying
the act of traveling from one place to another

n a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

Type of:
contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
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