(~s, dancing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~, you move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music.
Polly had never learned to ~...
I like to ~ to the music on the radio.
VERB: V, V to n
2.
A ~ is a particular series of graceful movements of your body and feet, which you usually do in time to music.
Sometimes the people doing this ~ hold brightly colored scarves...
She describes the tango as a very sexy ~.
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3.
When you ~ with someone, the two of you take part in a ~ together, as partners. You can also say that two people ~.
It’s a terrible thing when nobody wants to ~ with you...
Shall we ~?...
He asked her to ~.
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V, V (non-recip)
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Dance is also a noun.
Come and have a ~ with me.
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4.
A ~ is a social event where people ~ with each other.
...the school ~.
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5.
Dance is the activity of performing ~s, as a public entertainment or an art form.
She loves ~, drama and music...
...~ classes.
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6.
If you ~ a particular kind of ~, you do it or perform it.
Then we put the music on, and we all ~d the Charleston...
VERB: V n
7.
If you ~ somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. (LITERARY)
He ~d off down the road...
VERB: V adv/prep
8.
If you say that something ~s, you mean that it moves about, or seems to move about, lightly and quickly. (LITERARY)
Light ~d on the surface of the water...
VERB: V adv/prep
9.
to ~ to someone’s tune: see tune
to make a song and ~ about: see song and ~