"outdance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outdances [present, singular, third-person], outdancing [participle, present], outdanced [participle, past], outdanced [past]
Etymology: out- + dance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|dance}} out- + dance Head templates: {{en-verb}} outdance (third-person singular simple present outdances, present participle outdancing, simple past and past participle outdanced)
  1. To dance better than; to outdo in dancing.
    Sense id: en-outdance-en-verb-DRJBnlVn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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