trip the light fantastic vs slam

slam vs trip the light fantastic

trip the light fantastic is not a noun while slam is a noun.

trip the light fantastic and slam both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trip the light fantastic	No	No	Yes	No
slam	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slam is a hyponym of trip the light fantastic; that is, slam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trip the light fantastic:

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

Other hyponyms of trip the light fantastic 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.

trip the light fantastic (noun)	slam (noun)
	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
	winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
	a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
	the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

trip the light fantastic (verb)	slam (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	strike violently
	close violently
	throw violently
	dance the slam dance

Difference between trip the light fantastic and slam

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