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box the gnat

box the gnat verb: to perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.

Verb

box the gnat (third-person singular simple present boxes the gnat, present participle boxing the gnat, simple past and past participle boxed the gnat)

  1. To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.

Forms of box the gnat

third-person singular presentboxes the gnat
present participleboxing the gnat
past participleboxed the gnat
pastboxed the gnat

Questions about box the gnat

What does box the gnat mean?
Box the gnat means to perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.
What part of speech is box the gnat?
Box the gnat is a verb.
What is the past tense of box the gnat?
The past tense of box the gnat is boxed the gnat.

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