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cover the buckle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
cov-er the buck-le
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To execute a cover-the-buckle (a traditional dance step in which one foot is brought across to cover or nearly cover the buckle of the other shoe).

Inflected Forms

covers the buckle (present, singular) covering the buckle (participle, present) covered the buckle (participle, past) covered the buckle (past)

Questions

What does cover the buckle mean?
To execute a cover-the-buckle (a traditional dance step in which one foot is brought across to cover or nearly cover the buckle of the other shoe).

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