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POLKA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("polka" is a kind of...):
folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))
Derivation:
polka (dance a polka)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music performed for dancing the polka
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("polka" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "polka" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
polka (a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time)