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DANCED Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word danced. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word danced. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For DANCED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for danced, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
move party art diversion recreation
Phrases (2)
fine artperforming arts

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