MOONWALK

moonwalk

(noun) an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon

moonwalk

(noun) a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; “Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonwalk (plural moonwalks)

An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).

(dance) A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.

(dance) A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

Hypernyms

• (exploration of the Moon on foot): extravehicular activity

• (dance style): dance

Verb

moonwalk (third-person singular simple present moonwalks, present participle moonwalking, simple past and past participle moonwalked)

(intransitive) To walk on the surface of the Moon.

(intransitive) To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.

(intransitive, dance) To perform the moonwalk.

(intransitive) To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.

Source: Wiktionary



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