Two-step
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Two-step is a noun meaning (dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
Meaning
(dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
More Meanings
- (music) A piece of music for this dance.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step.
- (intransitive) To dance the two-step.
- (figurative) To move around as if dancing a two-step.
- (dance) 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.
Example Sentences
The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)
Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach.
The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data.
A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later.
Word Forms
- two-steps
- two-stepping
- two-stepped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dual, double, two-tier, two-pronged, two-phase, one-step.
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