chassé
/ˈʃæseɪ/US/ʃæˈseɪ/
chassé noun: a gliding movement in dance (especially ballet) with the same foot always leading.
Noun
chassé (plural chassés)
Verb
chassé (third-person singular simple present chassés, present participle chasséing, simple past and past participle chasséed or chasséd)
- To perform this step.
- To dismiss.
- We believe that this sans-culotte Pillet or Pillard, Pendard or Fuyard, was so put to his shifts that the want of both might have chasséd him from decent society.1817, The Literary Gazette
- Garrick soon found out this double dealing, and chasséd him promptly.1868, Percy Fitzgerald, The Life of David Garrick, page 32
Forms of chassé
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chassés |
| alternative form | chasse |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chassés |
| present participle | chasséing |
| past participle | chasséed |
| past | chasséed |
| past participle | chasséd |
| past | chasséd |
Origin of chassé
Borrowed from French chassé.
Words that rhyme with chassé
Questions about chassé
- What does chassé mean?
- Chassé means a gliding movement in dance (especially ballet) with the same foot always leading.
- What part of speech is chassé?
- Chassé can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce chassé?
- Chassé is pronounced /ˈʃæseɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chassé?
- The plural of chassé is chassés.
Words near chassé in the dictionary
Source and license
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