- (v.t.) To cause to dance or move nimbly or merrily about or up and down; to dandle.
- (v.i.) To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
- (v.i.) The leaping, tripping or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.
- (v.i.) To move with measured steps or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically.
- (v.i.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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