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cross-step

cross-step noun: in dancing, gymnastics: a step in which one foot is crossed over another; or the action of taking such a step or steps.

Noun

cross-step (uncountable)

  1. In dancing, gymnastics: a step in which one foot is crossed over another; or the action of taking such a step or steps.
  2. In surfing: a step or series of steps used to maintain trim on a longboard in which one foot is crossed over another

Forms of cross-step

alternative formcross step

Origin of cross-step

From cross- + step.

Questions about cross-step

What does cross-step mean?
Cross-step means in dancing, gymnastics: a step in which one foot is crossed over another; or the action of taking such a step or steps.
What part of speech is cross-step?
Cross-step is a noun.

Words near cross-step in the dictionary

  1. cross-springer
  2. cross-springers
  3. cross-staff
  4. cross-staffs
  5. cross-staves
  6. cross-step
  7. cross-stitch
  8. cross-stitched
  9. cross-stitcher
  10. cross-stitchers
  11. cross-stitches

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