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waltz (wôlts)

noun

  1. a ballroom dance for couples, in moderate 3/4 time with marked accent on the first beat of the measure
  2. music for this dance or in its characteristic rhythm
  3. Informal a thing easy to do; esp., an easy victory in a contest

Etymology: abbrev. < Ger walzer < walzen, to roll, dance about, waltz: for IE base see walk

adjective

of, for, or characteristic of a waltz

intransitive verb

  1. to dance a waltz
  2. to move lightly and nimbly; whirl
  3. Informal
    1. to proceed effortlessly, indifferently, etc. to waltz through life
    2. to win easily (with in)

transitive verb

  1. to dance with in a waltz
  2. to take and lead peremptorily

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