sashay
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
Types & categories
- country-dance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- square dance part holonym
Sense 2 verb
move sideways
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- chasse derivation
Sense 3 noun
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
Types & categories
- dance step hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a journey taken for pleasure
many summer excursions to the shore
Types & categories
- journey hypernym
- airing hyponym
- field trip hyponym
Related & opposite
- rubberneck derivation
- jaunt derivation
- junket derivation
Sense 6 verb
perform a chasse step, in ballet
Types & categories
- dance hypernym
Related & opposite
- chasse derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | square dance |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | country-dance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chasse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sashay |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chasse |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | ballet |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dance step |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | strut |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | prancer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | swaggerer |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rubberneck |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | jaunt |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | junket |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | journey |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | airing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | field trip |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chasse |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | dance |