"tap dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tap dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tap dance (plural tap dances)
  1. A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks. Categories (topical): Dance Synonyms: tap Related terms: tap-dance, tap-dancer Translations (dance): степ (step) [masculine] (Bulgarian), claqué [masculine] (Catalan), 踢踏舞 (tītàwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), step [masculine] (Czech), steppi (Finnish), claquettes [feminine, plural] (French), Stepptanz (German), κλακέτες (klakétes) [feminine, plural] (Greek), степ (step) [masculine] (Macedonian), kanikani patō (Maori), sapateado [masculine] (Portuguese), step [neuter] (Romanian), чечётка (čečótka) [feminine] (Russian), степ (stɛp) [masculine] (Russian), claqué [masculine] (Spanish), чечі́тка (čečítka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), степ (step) [masculine] (Ukrainian), nhảy thiết hài (Vietnamese)
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  2. (figurative, idiomatic) Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: dog and pony show, song and dance
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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