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MOONWALK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("moonwalk" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
Example:
Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("moonwalk" is a kind of...):
dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)