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quickstep

quickstep noun: a fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.

Noun

quickstep (plural quicksteps)

  1. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
    • Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high.1938 October 26, The Daily News, Perth, page 11, column 5

Verb

quickstep (third-person singular simple present quicksteps, present participle quickstepping, simple past and past participle quickstepped)

  1. To dance the quickstep.
  2. To move with a hurried step.
    • "Nice to see you, too, Vidar" , Kate said, and she and Mutt quickstepped inside.2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 164

Forms of quickstep

Noun
pluralquicksteps
Verb
third-person singular presentquicksteps
present participlequickstepping
past participlequickstepped
pastquickstepped

Origin of quickstep

From quick + step.

Questions about quickstep

What does quickstep mean?
Quickstep means a fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
What part of speech is quickstep?
Quickstep can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of quickstep?
The plural of quickstep is quicksteps.

Words near quickstep in the dictionary

  1. quicksorted
  2. quicksorting
  3. quicksorts
  4. quickstart
  5. quickstarts
  6. quickstep
  7. quickstepped
  8. quickstepping
  9. quicksteps
  10. quickstick
  11. quicksticks

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