SALTATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saltate mean? 

• SALTATE (verb)
  The verb SALTATE has 2 senses:

1. move by saltation

2. leap or skip, often in dancing

  Familiarity information: SALTATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALTATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they saltate    ... he / she / it saltates   
Past simple: saltated   
Past participle: saltated   
-ing form: saltating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move by saltation

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The sand grains are saltated by the wind

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

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

saltation ((geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Leap or skip, often in dancing

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

These fish swim with a saltating motion

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

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

saltation (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)

saltation (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)