tap-dance
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noun
a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps.
Origin:
‡ 1925–30
‡ 1925–30
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| tap dance | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a step dance in which the performer wears shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as he dances |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to perform a tap dance |
| 'tap-dancer | |
| —n | |
| 'tap-dancing | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The few times when he had to kind of tap-dance as president, you could always tell.
The gift of coolheadedness or the ability to tap-dance.
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