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TWO-STEP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does two-step mean? 

TWO-STEP (noun)
  The noun TWO-STEP has 1 sense:

1. a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding stepsplay

  Familiarity information: TWO-STEP used as a noun is very rare.


TWO-STEP (verb)
  The verb TWO-STEP has 1 sense:

1. dance the two-stepplay

  Familiarity information: TWO-STEP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TWO-STEP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("two-step" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Derivation:

two-step (dance the two-step)


TWO-STEP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance the two-step

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "two-step" 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:

two-step (a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps)


 Context examples 


The researchers took a two-step approach to solving this problem.

(Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds, National Institutes of Health)

This was compared to results obtained using the standard two-step testing procedure.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

In a two-step pretargeted radioimmunotherapeutic approach, this BsMAb, localizing to CEA-expressing tumor cells via the F6 Fab fragment, is introduced into patient first, followed by injection of indium 131-radiolabeled DTPA, which is recognized by the 734 Fab fragment of the BsMAb.

(Anti-CEA/Anti-DTPA-In (F6-734) Bispecific Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a two-step blood test for diagnosing Lyme disease that looks for antibodies against Lyme disease.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)



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