HIGHLAND FLING

Meaning of HIGHLAND FLING in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

: a Scottish folk dance that is performed usually by three or four persons, with nimble footwork and low kicks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HIGHLAND FLING — noun Date: 1804 a lively Scottish folk dance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGHLAND FLING — fling (def. 17). [ 1865-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — Date: 1804 : a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — Function: noun Date: 1804 : a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — ■ noun a vigorous solo Scottish dance consisting of a series of complex steps.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGHLAND FLING — [Highland fling] n (1804): a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND FLING — national dance of Scotland. A vigorous dance requiring delicate balance and precision, it was probably originally a victory dance for …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — noun a fast Scottish dance that is danced by one person For more information see the Cultural Guide
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — ˌHighland ˈfling BrE AmE noun [countable] a fast Scottish dance, danced by one person
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGHLAND FLING — n a lively, traditional Scottish dance for one person, usually a man, in which the dancer dances on the same …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг, шотландская удалая (быстрый шотландский сольный мужской танец)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг, шотландская удалая (быстрый шотландский сольный мужской танец)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
HIGHLAND — alt montania, alt paise
English interlingue dictionary
HIGHLAND — geographical name city SE California E of San Bernardino population 44,605, town NW Indiana S of Hammond population 23,546, administrative …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGHLAND — I. ˈhīlənd sometimes -ˌland or -ˌlaa(ə)nd noun Etymology: Middle English, from high + land 1. : elevated or mountainous land …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLING — I. ˈfliŋ verb ( flung ˈfləŋ ; also dialect flang ˈflaŋ, -aiŋ ; flung ; flinging ; flings ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — (n.) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (n.) A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (n.) A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. i.) To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and …
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. i.) To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
HIGHLAND — ( n. ) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — /huy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044; 9710 sq. mi. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — /huy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river. 2. highlands , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLING — /fling/ , v. , flung, flinging , n. v.t. 1. to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — n. elevated land, high area of land; mountainous region
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGHLAND — I. ˈhī-lənd noun Date: before 12th century : elevated or mountainous land II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. : of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — geographical name 1. city SE California E of San Bernardino population 44,605 2. town NW Indiana S of Hammond population …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — noun elevated or mountainous land; (often in the ·pl) an elevated region or country; as, the highlands of scotland.
Webster English vocab
FLING — noun a trifing matter; an object of contempt. 2. fling ·noun a kind of dance; as, the highland fling. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND — [high.land] n (bef. 12c): elevated or mountainous land [2]highland adj (15c) 1: of or relating to a highland 2. cap: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLING — [fling] vb flung ; fling.ing [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to ON flengja to whip] vi (14c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND — council area in northern Scotland, forming the northernmost extension of the Scottish mainland between the Atlantic Ocean in the west …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — highland, H\~ BrE AmE ˈhaɪl ənd ▷ highland|s z ▶ ˌ Highland ˈ fling BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLING — fling BrE AmE flɪŋ ▷ flinging ˈflɪŋ ɪŋ ▷ flings flɪŋz ▷ flung flʌŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — / ˈhaɪlənd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with an area of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLING — / flɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( flung , flung / flʌŋ; NAmE /) 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — Highland BrE AmE a ↑ region (=local government area) of northern Scotland which includes many islands and the highest mountain …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGHLAND — high ‧ land /ˈhaɪlənd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . ( also Highland ) relating to the Scottish …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLING — I. fling 1 /flɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle flung /flʌŋ/) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLING — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1. an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Oxford English vocab
FLING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. flung) 1. tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Oxford English vocab
FLING — ( flings, flinging, flung) 1. If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLING — (~s, ~ing, flung) 1. If you ~ something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. The woman …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGHLAND — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ highland dancing ▪ the highland city of Puno
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB open ▪ She flung open the door of the Document Examination room and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]The highland landscape is breathtakingly beautiful at any time of year.The Highland fling is an energetic …
Cambridge English vocab
FLING — Synonyms and related words : approach, assay, attempt, bash, bat, bender, bid, binge, boil, bolt, bout, bowl, bung, bust, career, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — adj. Highland is used with these nouns: ↑ cattle
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLING — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ▪ summer ( esp. AmE ) ▪ (one) final , (one) last ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLING — n. 25B6; verb he flung the axe into the river : THROW, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob; informal chuck, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — 1) горный пони (наиболее крупная и сильная порода; высота 120-140 см; используется преим. для обслуживания животноводческих ферм) полн. Highland pony; …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FLING — v. 1 toss, pitch, throw, cast, hurl, heave, sling, propel, fire, let fly, send, Colloq lob, chuck The smugglers had …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HIGHLAND — сущ. 1) нагорье; плато Syn : plateau, tableland 2) мн. горная местность; горная страна нагорье; высокогорная местность pl горная местность; …
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