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breakdance

UK/ˈbɹeɪk.dɑːns//ˈbɹeɪk.dæns/

breakdance noun: the art, or an instance, of breakdancing.

Noun

breakdance (countable and uncountable, plural breakdances)

  1. The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.
    • B-boys -- or breakdance boys -- have been spotted in Coca-Cola and Sprite advertisements.1998 July 6, Lola Ogunnaike, “NOTICED; Breakdancing Regains Its Footing”, in The New York Times

Verb

breakdance (third-person singular simple present breakdances, present participle breakdancing, simple past and past participle breakdanced)

  1. (intransitive) To dance in this style.

breakdance meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

breakdance in Arabic

instance of breakdancing
بريك دانس brīk dāns

breakdance in Indonesian

instance of breakdancing
tari kejang
to dance in breakdancing style
menari kejang

Forms of breakdance

Noun
pluralbreakdances
alternative formbreak-dance
alternative formbreak dance
Verb
third-person singular presentbreakdances
present participlebreakdancing
past participlebreakdanced
pastbreakdanced

Origin of breakdance

From break + dance, in reference to the instrumental break sections of music.

Questions about breakdance

What does breakdance mean?
Breakdance means the art, or an instance, of breakdancing.
What is breakdance in Arabic?
Breakdance in Arabic is بريك دانس (brīk dāns). See Breakdance meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is breakdance?
Breakdance can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce breakdance?
Breakdance is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪk.dɑːns/ (UK).
What is the plural of breakdance?
The plural of breakdance is breakdances.

Words near breakdance in the dictionary

  1. breakbuilders
  2. breakbuilding
  3. breakbulk
  4. breakbulks
  5. breakcore
  6. breakdance
  7. breakdanced
  8. breakdancer
  9. breakdancers
  10. breakdances
  11. breakdancing

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