MOONWALK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moonwalk mean? 

• MOONWALK (noun)
  The noun MOONWALK has 2 senses:

1. a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot

2. an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon

  Familiarity information: MOONWALK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOONWALK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s

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

dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

walk (the act of walking somewhere)