| NOUN | act | sashay | a square dance figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | sashay, chasse | (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading | |
| act | sashay, excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition | a journey taken for pleasure | |
| VERB | motion | sashay, sidle | move sideways |
| motion | sashay, tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, cock | to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | |
| motion | sashay, chasse | perform a chasse step, in ballet |
| Meaning | A square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | square dance, square dancing | American country dancing in which couples form squares |
| Broader | country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance | A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line |
| Meaning | (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chasse | |
| Category | ballet, concert dance | A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
| Broader | dance step, step | A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance |
| Spanish | chasse, chassé | |
| Catalan | chasse | |
| Verbs | sashay | move sideways |
| sashay | perform a chasse step, in ballet | |
| Meaning | A journey taken for pleasure. | |
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| Example | "after cautious sashays into the field" | |
| Synonyms | excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
| Spanish | excursion, excursión, expedición, ida, incursión, paseata, salida, viaje de placer | |
| Catalan | anada, excursió, sortida | |
| Meaning | Move sideways. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | sidle | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | deslizarse de lado, pasearse | |
| Nouns | sashay | (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading |
| Meaning | To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children sashay to the playground | |
| Synonyms | tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, cock | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | contonearse, pavonearse | |
| Catalan | ballar, capalçar-se, culejar, encabritar-se, faronejar, fer el tifa, giravoltar, presumir, remenar el cul, rumbejar, saltar | |
| Meaning | Perform a chasse step, in ballet. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | chasse | |
| Broader | dance | Move in a graceful and rhythmical way |
| Nouns | sashay | (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading |
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