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Noun: waltz  wolts or wólts
  1. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
    "They glided across the floor in a graceful waltz";
    - valse [archaic]
     
  2. Music composed in triple time for waltzing
    "The orchestra played a romantic Viennese waltz"
     
  3. An assured victory (especially in an election)
    "The popular candidate won in a waltz";
    - walk-in
Verb: waltz  wolts or wólts
  1. Dance a waltz
    "The couples waltzed around the ballroom";
    - waltz around

Derived forms: waltzed, waltzes, waltzing

Type of: ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, dance, dance music, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic], triumph, victory

Encyclopedia: Waltz, MI