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waltz
noun
- a ballroom dance for couples, in moderate 3/4 time with marked accent on the first beat of the measure
- music for this dance or in its characteristic rhythm
- Informal a thing easy to do; esp., an easy victory in a contest
adjective
of, for, or characteristic of a waltz
intransitive verb
- to dance a waltz
- to move lightly and nimbly; whirl
- Informal
- to proceed effortlessly, indifferently, etc.: to waltz through life
- to win easily (with in)
transitive verb
- to dance with in a waltz
- to take and lead peremptorily
Related Forms:
- waltzer noun
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