two-step

== English == === Noun === two-step (plural two-steps) (dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps. 1914, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Vox Lycei Spring 1914 (page 31) Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular. (dance) A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot. (music) A piece of music for this dance. ==== Derived terms ==== Aztec two-step Texas two-step 2-step garage ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === two-step (not comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two,‎ step. === Verb === two-step (third-person singular simple present two-steps, present participle two-stepping, simple past and past participle two-stepped) (intransitive) To dance the two-step. (figurative) To move around as if dancing a two-step. 2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographic[2] === Anagrams === Stewpot, stewpot