dance

dance

verb

Definition of DANCE

1

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music <she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands>

Synonyms foot (it), hoof (it), step

Related Words prance, strut, trip; boogie (also boogy or boogey), bop, fox-trot, gavotte, jig, jitterbug, jive, mambo, polka, shag, shimmy, shuffle, tango, tap-dance, twist, waltz; tread

Phrases shake a leg, trip the light fantastic

2

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements <the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent>

Synonyms dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip

Related Words dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms float, hang, hover