Two-step
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
"The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)"
- 2 a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps wordnet
- 3 A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.
- 4 A piece of music for this dance.
- 1 To dance the two-step. intransitive
- 2 dance the two-step wordnet
- 3 To move around as if dancing a two-step. figuratively
"2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”"
- 1 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step. not-comparable
"Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach."
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