1. An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
   "'The tall giraffe' and 'running quickly' are noun phrases"
    
2. A short musical passage
   "The opening musical phrase of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is instantly recognizable";
   - musical phrase
    
3. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
   "The phrase 'kick the bucket' is an idiomatic expression meaning to die";
   - idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
    
4. Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
   "The dancers executed a complex phrase that flowed seamlessly from one movement to the next"

1. Put into words or an expression
   "He phrased his concerns to the board of trustees";
   - give voice, formulate, word, articulate
    
2. Divide, combine, or mark into phrases
   "phrase a musical passage"
    
3. Express or state in a particular way
   "He phraseed his request very politely";
   - word

Sounds like: phosphorus, phosphphrase, fraise

Derived forms: phrasing, phrased, phrases

Type of: arrange, construction, dance, dancing, evince [formal], express, expression, grammatical construction, locution, musical passage, order, passage, put, saltation [archaic], saying, set up, show, terpsichore

Part of: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune

Encyclopedia: Phrase