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JIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Synonyms:
jive; swing; swing music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jive" is a kind of...):
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
Derivation:
jive (dance to jive music; dance the jive)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance to jive music; dance the jive
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "jive" 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)
Domain category:
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue jive
Derivation:
jive (a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz)
