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POLKA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Derivation:

polka (dance a polka)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Music performed for dancing the polka

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

dance music (music to dance to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance a polka

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "polka" 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:

polka (a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time)

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