footwork
Use Footwork in a sentence
noun
1.
the use of the feet, as in tennis, boxing, or dancing.
2.
travel by foot from one place to another, as in gathering facts or fulfilling an assignment; legwork: The project entailed a great deal of footwork.
3.
the act or process of maneuvering, especially in a skillful manner: It took a bit of fancy footwork to avoid the issue.
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| —n | |
| 1. | skilful use of the feet, as in sports, dancing, etc |
| 2. | informal clever manoeuvring: deft political footwork |
| 3. | informal preliminary groundwork: many estate agents now do the footwork -- you only need to visit |
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Footwork
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Example sentences
The focus of these lessons will be drills and games to improve ground strokes, footwork, volleys and serves.
The kids presenting this program will jump while performing tricks involving fancy footwork and gymnastics at break-neck speeds.
Needs to work on all of his fundamental skills, especially footwork.
The past two weeks have provided a perfect illustration of the markets' frantic footwork.
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