"box the gnat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: boxes the gnat [present, singular, third-person], boxing the gnat [participle, present], boxed the gnat [participle, past], boxed the gnat [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} box the gnat (third-person singular simple present boxes the gnat, present participle boxing the gnat, simple past and past participle boxed the gnat)
  1. To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.
    Sense id: en-box_the_gnat-en-verb-5~qoxNhn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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