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fox·trot

(fŏks′trŏt′)

intr.v. fox·trot·ted, fox·trot·ting, fox·trots

To dance the fox trot.

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foxtrot

(ˈfɒksˌtrɒt)

(Dancing) a ballroom dance in quadruple time, combining short and long steps in various sequences

vb, -trots, -trotting or -trotted

(Dancing) (intr) to perform this dance

Foxtrot

(ˈfɒksˌtrɒt)

(Telecommunications) communications a code word for the letter f

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

foxtrot

Past participle: foxtrotted
Gerund: foxtrotting

Imperative
foxtrot
foxtrot

Present
I foxtrot
you foxtrot
he/she/it foxtrots
we foxtrot
you foxtrot
they foxtrot

Preterite
I foxtrotted
you foxtrotted
he/she/it foxtrotted
we foxtrotted
you foxtrotted
they foxtrotted

Present Continuous
I am foxtrotting
you are foxtrotting
he/she/it is foxtrotting
we are foxtrotting
you are foxtrotting
they are foxtrotting

Present Perfect
I have foxtrotted
you have foxtrotted
he/she/it has foxtrotted
we have foxtrotted
you have foxtrotted
they have foxtrotted

Past Continuous
I was foxtrotting
you were foxtrotting
he/she/it was foxtrotting
we were foxtrotting
you were foxtrotting
they were foxtrotting

Past Perfect
I had foxtrotted
you had foxtrotted
he/she/it had foxtrotted
we had foxtrotted
you had foxtrotted
they had foxtrotted

Future
I will foxtrot
you will foxtrot
he/she/it will foxtrot
we will foxtrot
you will foxtrot
they will foxtrot

Future Perfect
I will have foxtrotted
you will have foxtrotted
he/she/it will have foxtrotted
we will have foxtrotted
you will have foxtrotted
they will have foxtrotted

Future Continuous
I will be foxtrotting
you will be foxtrotting
he/she/it will be foxtrotting
we will be foxtrotting
you will be foxtrotting
they will be foxtrotting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foxtrotting
you have been foxtrotting
he/she/it has been foxtrotting
we have been foxtrotting
you have been foxtrotting
they have been foxtrotting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foxtrotting
you will have been foxtrotting
he/she/it will have been foxtrotting
we will have been foxtrotting
you will have been foxtrotting
they will have been foxtrotting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foxtrotting
you had been foxtrotting
he/she/it had been foxtrotting
we had been foxtrotting
you had been foxtrotting
they had been foxtrotting

Conditional
I would foxtrot
you would foxtrot
he/she/it would foxtrot
we would foxtrot
you would foxtrot
they would foxtrot

Past Conditional
I would have foxtrotted
you would have foxtrotted
he/she/it would have foxtrotted
we would have foxtrotted
you would have foxtrotted
they would have foxtrotted

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Noun	1.	foxtrot - a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences fox-trot ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Verb	1.	foxtrot - dance the foxtrot trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

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foxtrot

[ˈfɒkstrɒt] N → fox m inv, foxtrot m

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