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Meaning of sashay

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sashay
      n 1: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking
           sideways steps
      2: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
         [syn: {chasse}, {sashay}]
      3: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
         shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
         sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {outing},
         {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
      v 1: move sideways [syn: {sidle}, {sashay}]
      2: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
         impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
         house" [syn: {tittup}, {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance},
         {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]
      3: perform a chasse step, in ballet [syn: {chasse}, {sashay}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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