two-step
a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance.
to dance the two-step.
Origin of two-step
1Words Nearby two-step
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How to use two-step in a sentence
There appears to be a simple two-step formula to transform yourself into a professional arm wrestler.
This Arm Wrestling Reality Show Will Make You Beg for Mercy | Kevin Fallon | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were released two weeks later, largely due to the diplomatic two-step carried out by British Embassy officials in Tehran.
Iranian Riots at British Embassy Portend Troubling Isolationism | Babak Dehghanpisheh | November 30, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTPhase one of the two-step deficit-reduction deal involves about $1 trillion in spending cuts.
But the little two-step enabled the president to cast himself as requiring adult behavior from both sides.
CBO creates its long-term deficit projections with a bizarre two-step operation.
James K. Galbraith Champions The Beast Manifesto | James K. Galbraith | August 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mr. Norwood brought out from the city a two-step amplifier and a horn and they were attached to the instrument.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseOne would hardly recognize the waltz or two-step as performed by the Visayan.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines | Florence Kimball RusselIt was a two-step, and all the young people clapped for the band to go on.
The Man and the Moment | Elinor GlynFor what was a two-step now compared to the one-step which Pee-wee had taken?
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift | Percy Keese FitzhughMinerva Skybrow heard him and paused aghast in the midst of a two-step.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for two-step
an old-time dance in duple time
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of such a dance
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