tap dance
A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicksA rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks.
» I'm teaching myself to tap dance.
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2 sensesA rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks.
Stepptanz
чечёткаčečótka, степstɛp
чечі́ткаčečítka, степstep
(figuratively, idiomatic)Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.
- a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
Examples
21 sentencesI'm teaching myself to tap dance.
I didn't hear anyone tap dancing.
I didn't hear anybody tap dancing.
You really do tap dance quite well.
ruТы действительно хорошо бьешь чечётку. — sharptoothed
Do you know how to tap dance?
ruТы умеешь бить чечётку? — marafon
Translations
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Forms
plural: tap dances| Singular | tap dance |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet:tap dancing
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.