barn dance vs shimmy

barn dance

noun
  • A type of set step routine dancing, such as square dance. 

verb
  • To take part in barn dancing. 

shimmy

noun
  • A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately. 

  • A dance that was popular in the 1920s. 

  • An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. 

  • A sleeveless chemise. 

verb
  • To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. 

  • To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. 

  • To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately). 

  • To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall. 

  • To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs). 

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