DANCED Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word danced. (close relations)
dances
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grooved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • established as if settled into a groove or rut | ||||||||
boogied | verbv | |||||||
verb • To dance a boogie. • To move, walk, leave, exit. | ||||||||
bopped | verbv | |||||||
noun • an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) • the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes verb • dance the bebop • hit hard | ||||||||
capered | verbv | |||||||
noun • any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis • pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces • a crime (especially a robbery) • a playful leap or hop • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement verb • jump about playfully | ||||||||
cavorted | ||||||||
verb • play boisterously | ||||||||
frolicked | verbv | |||||||
verb • To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. • To cause to be merry. | ||||||||
jigged | verbv | |||||||
noun • music in three-four time for dancing a jig • a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water • a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it • any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping verb • dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions | ||||||||
pirouetted | verbv | |||||||
verb • To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer. | ||||||||
pranced | verbv | |||||||
noun • a proud stiff pompous gait verb • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others • spring forward on the hind legs • cause (a horse) to bound spring forward • ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | ||||||||
rocked | verbv | |||||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable • hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) • a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
sashayed | verbv | |||||||
noun • a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps • (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading • a journey taken for pleasure verb • move sideways • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others • perform a chasse step, in ballet | ||||||||
shimmied | verbv | |||||||
noun • an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips verb • tremble or shake • dance a shimmy | ||||||||
shuffled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of mixing cards haphazardly • walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet verb • walk by dragging one's feet • move about, move back and forth • mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | ||||||||
skipped | verbv | |||||||
noun • a gait in which steps and hops alternate • a mistake resulting from neglect verb • bypass • intentionally fail to attend • jump lightly • leave suddenly • bound off one point after another • cause to skip over a surface | ||||||||
stepped | verbv | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • the distance covered by a step • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway • relative position in a graded series • a short distance • the sound of a step of someone walking • a musical interval of two semitones • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance verb • shift or move by taking a step • put down or press the foot, place the foot • cause (a computer) to execute a single command • treat badly • furnish with steps • move with one's feet in a specific manner • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner • place (a ship's mast) in its step • measure (distances) by pacing • move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation | ||||||||
swung | verbv | |||||||
noun • a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity • mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth • a sweeping blow or stroke • changing location by moving back and forth • a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz • a jaunty rhythm in music • the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them verb • move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • change direction with a swinging motion; turn • influence decisively • make a big sweeping gesture or movement • hang loosely • hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement • alternate dramatically between high and low values • live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style • have a certain musical rhythm • be a social swinger; socialize a lot • play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm • engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends | ||||||||
tangoed | verbv | |||||||
noun • a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin • music written in duple time for dancing the tango verb • dance a tango | ||||||||
treaded | verbv | |||||||
noun • a step in walking or running • the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire • the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground • structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step verb • put down or press the foot, place the foot • tread or stomp heavily or roughly • crush as if by treading on • brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center • apply (the tread) to a tire • mate with (used of male birds) | ||||||||
twirled | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • the act of rotating rapidly verb • turn in a twisting or spinning motion • cause to spin | ||||||||
waltzed | verbv | |||||||
noun • an assured victory (especially in an election) • music composed in triple time for waltzing • a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat verb • dance a waltz | ||||||||