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breakdance

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for breakdance.

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Anyway, Hollywood spies do kind of exist - but they aren't the Rosenbergs breakdance fighting on a rooftop.

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The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of breakdance gathered in one view.

noun

The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.

verb

(intransitive) To dance in this style.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for breakdance.

noun

The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.

verb

(intransitive) To dance in this style.

Example sentences

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Anyway, Hollywood spies do kind of exist - but they aren't the Rosenbergs breakdance fighting on a rooftop.

2

To avoid this shit, you can't go anywhere, ever, unless you're in disguise and you breakdance/shuffle down the street.

3

The two newer big ones, Brick and Breakdance seem fine, but are much more complete website builders than editors.

4

Probably the anti-community center lobby trying to keep kids from learning to breakdance.

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Source: I was in the breakdance community for several years, where you'll meet all sorts of wonderful hip-hop heads.

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Things like gymnastics, dance (particularly breakdance), some kinds of parkour, and so on.

7

To anyone young enough not to have any idea of what I mean, track down some Jane Fonda workout videos, or breakdance themed movies from the 1980's.

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Fire up a ghetto-blaster, go up on the roof, breakdance and boogie.

9

Did you breakdance thru Microsoft with it on, tho?

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I like programming but I really love breakdance, videogames, traveling, cooking and others.

11

Missed opportunity to have Atlas recreate Raygun's Olympics breakdance.

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> To avoid this shit, you can't go anywhere, ever, unless you're in disguise and you breakdance/shuffle down the street.

Quote examples

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I provide this example of a dance PhD thesis topic: "Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: A B-girl's Experience of B-boying" by Rachel Gunn of "kangaroo" breakdance olympic fame.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use breakdance in a sentence?

Anyway, Hollywood spies do kind of exist - but they aren't the Rosenbergs breakdance fighting on a rooftop.

What does breakdance mean?

The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.

What part of speech is breakdance?

breakdance is commonly used as noun, verb.