What does "footwork" mean?

Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.

What is a synonym for "footwork"?

Common synonyms include: ambling, ambulation, backpacking, constitutional, footing, footing it.

noun

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Noun

1
Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing. uncountable, usually
"The dancer impressed the crowd with his fancy footwork."
2
skillful maneuvering or dealing wordnet
3
A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s. uncountable, usually
"In April, DJ Rashad, a Chicago-based producer and pioneer of the increasingly popular footwork genre, died in a drug-related accident."
4
the manner of using the feet wordnet

"City's skilful and elusive winger beat two players with agile footwork before whipping in an early cross to the near post."

From foot + work.

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