Dance and Sail

Dance

Dance verb - To make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements.

Usage example: the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent

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Sail and dance are semantically related In some cases you can use "Sail" instead a verb "Dance".

Nearby Words: dancing, danced, dancer

Sail verb - To travel on water in a vessel.

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Dance and sail are semantically related in wash topic. Sometimes you can use "Dance" instead a verb "Sail", if it concerns topics such as flow.

Nearby Words: sailed, sailing, sailor, sailer

old	old dance	old sail
special	special dance	special sail
similar	similar dance	similar sail
new	new dance	new sail
Other adjectives: different, literal.

way

dance way

sail way

Sail Away Ladies is a square dance number, but the refrain of Don't she rock, daddy-o is one of the earliest uses of "rock" in a musical sense.

Source: Rock & Roll
Tends to show up in Strictly Come Dancing and similar series - some of the competitors will be technically skilled, but not really able to sell a dance and perform - they tend to sail through the early stages.

Source: Technician vs. Performer
Sam gets Cindy out onto the dance floor just as the tempo (to Styx' "Come Sail Away") picks up.

Source: Series / Freaks and Geeks

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