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dance vs tap

tap vs dance

dance and tap both are nouns.

dance and tap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dance Yes No Yes No
tap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tap is a hyponym of dance; that is, tap 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
  • tap: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, 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, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.
dance (noun) tap (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music a light touch or stroke
an artistic form of nonverbal communication the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
a party for social dancing a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
a party of people assembled for dancing a plug for a bunghole in a cask
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
the sound made by a gentle blow
a gentle blow
dance (verb) tap (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
move in a graceful and rhythmical way draw from; make good use of
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways strike lightly
cut a female screw thread with a tap
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
walk with a tapping sound
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
draw (liquor) from a tap
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
make light, repeated taps on a surface
draw from or dip into to get something
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
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