Definition of chassé Chassé

/ʧæˈs/ - [chats] -

We found 9 definitions of chassé from 5 different sources.

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What does chassé mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Singular: chasse

chasse - (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
  sashay
  dance step, step a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
  concert dance, ballet a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

Verb

chasses, chassing, chassed  

chasse - perform a chasse step, in ballet
  sashay
  dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • chassé (n.)
    A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.
  • chassé (v. i.)
    To make the movement called chasse; as, all chasse; chasse to the right or left.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • chassé
    shäs, n. a dram or liqueur taken after coffee, to remove the taste.—Also Chasse-café [Fr. chasse-caféchasser, to chase, remove.]
  • chassé
    shäs′ā, n. a kind of gliding step in dancing.—v.t. to make such a step: (slang) to dismiss. [Fr.]

Part of speech

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  • chassé, verb, present, 1st person singular of chasse (infinitive).
  • chassé, verb (infinitive).
  • chassé, noun, singular of chasses.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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