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Sashay

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Noun

1. sashay

a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

2. chasse, sashay

(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

3. excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay

a journey taken for pleasure

Example Sentences:
'many summer excursions to the shore'
'it was merely a pleasure trip'
'after cautious sashays into the field'

Verb

4. sashay, sidle

move sideways

5. cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Example Sentences:
'He struts around like a rooster in a hen house'

6. chasse, sashay

perform a chasse step, in ballet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sashay

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verb (intransitive) informal
1. 
to move, walk, or glide along casually
2. 
to move or walk in a showy way; parade

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Sashay

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verb intransitive
1. 
to do a chassé in a square dance
2.  Informal
to move, walk, or go, esp. in a casual way
3.  Informal
to move, walk, etc. in such a way as to show off or attract attention

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sashay

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intr.v. sa·shayed, sa·shay·ing, sa·shays
1.
a. To walk or proceed, especially in an easy or casual manner.
b. To strut or flounce in a showy manner: sashaying around the dinner party in his fancy new clothes.
2. To perform the chassé in dancing.
3. To move in a sideways manner.
n.
1. A chassé.
2. An excursion; an outing.
3. A figure in square dancing in which partners circle each other by taking sideways steps.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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