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cross-step

noun

Etymology

From cross- + step.

  1. derived from *stebʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *stapjaną✻
  3. inherited from *stappjan✻
  4. inherited from steppan
  5. inherited from steppen
  6. formed as cross-step — “cross- + step”

Definitions

  1. In dancing, gymnastics

    In dancing, gymnastics: a step in which one foot is crossed over another; or the action of taking such a step or steps.

  2. In surfing

    In surfing: a step or series of steps used to maintain trim on a longboard in which one foot is crossed over another

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cross-step. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA