Definition of
sashay has definitions from the fields of transportation,dance
1
[ verb ] move sideways

Synonyms

sidle

Used in print

(Los Angeles Times...)

A quarter of a century has gone_by since this bevy of walking dreams sashayed up_and_down the staircases of the old New_Amsterdam_Theater , N._Y. .

Related terms

move chasse

2
[ noun ] (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Synonyms

chasse

Related terms

dance_step ballet ballet chasse

3
[ noun ] (dance) a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

Related terms

country-dance square_dance

4
[ verb ] to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Synonyms

swagger prance strut cock ruffle

Examples

: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house."

Related terms

walk pimproll strut swaggerer

5
[ verb ] (dance) perform a chasse step, in ballet

Synonyms

chasse

Related terms

dance chasse

6
[ noun ] (transportation) a journey taken for pleasure

Synonyms

expedition outing excursion pleasure_trip junket jaunt

Examples

"many summer excursions to the shore" "it was merely a pleasure trip" "after cautious sashays into the field"

Related terms

journey air field_trip junket

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