dance vs slam

dance and slam both are nouns.

dance and slam both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
slam	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slam is a hyponym of dance; that is, slam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
slam: dance the slam dance

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	slam (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
a party for social dancing	a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
a party of people assembled for dancing	the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

dance (verb)	slam (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	strike violently
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	close violently
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways	throw violently
	dance the slam dance

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