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    BOOGIE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)play

    Synonyms:

    boogie; boogie-woogie

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("boogie" is a kind of...):

    blues (a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes)

    jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)

    Derivation:

    boogie (dance to boogie music)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dance to boogie musicplay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "boogie" is one way to...):

    dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    boogie (an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano))

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