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breakdance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dɑːns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dæns/ (General-American)

Etymology

From break + dance, in reference to the instrumental break sections of music.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.
    • B-boys -- or breakdance boys -- have been spotted in Coca-Cola and Sprite advertisements. 1998 July 6, Lola Ogunnaike, “NOTICED; Breakdancing Regains Its Footing”, in The New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
breakdances Number=Plur lexicographic
break-dance alternative lexicographic
break dance alternative lexicographic

Translations (14)

ka ბრეიკ-დანსი (instance of breakdancing) · pt breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · fr breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · nl breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · mi kanikani keretao (instance of breakdancing) · ka ბრეიკდანსი (instance of breakdancing) · pl breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · af breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · id tari kejang (instance of breakdancing) · es breakdance (instance of breakdancing) · bg брейкденс (instance of breakdancing) · ar بريك دانس (instance of breakdancing) · bg брейк (instance of breakdancing) · fi breikkaus (instance of breakdancing)

breakdance en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dɑːns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dæns/ (General-American)

Etymology

From break + dance, in reference to the instrumental break sections of music.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To dance in this style.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
breakdances Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
break dance alternative lexicographic
breakdanced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
breakdanced Tense=Past lexicographic
break-dance alternative lexicographic
breakdancing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (9)

mi kanikani keretao (to dance in breakdancing style) · fi breikata (to dance in breakdancing style) · cmn 布雷克舞 (to dance in breakdancing style) · nl breakdancen (to dance in breakdancing style) · cmn 霹雳舞 (to dance in breakdancing style) · eo rompdanci (to dance in breakdancing style) · es bailar breakdance (to dance in breakdancing style) · id menari kejang (to dance in breakdancing style) · cmn 地板舞 (to dance in breakdancing style)