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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOSE STEP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOSE STEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goose step is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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WHAT DOES GOOSE STEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Goose step

The goose step is a special marching step performed on formal military parades and other ceremonies. While marching in parade formation, troops swing their legs in unison high off the ground, while keeping their legs straight and unbent. Originating in Prussian military drill in the mid-18th century, the step was called the Stechschritt or Stechmarsch. Nearly fifty countries maintain the tradition. "Goose step" is a pejorative term in English. It originally referred to a British military drill, in which one leg at a time was swung back and forth without bending the knee. Apparently standing on only one leg reminded soldiers of how geese often stand.

Definition of goose step in the English dictionary

The first definition of goose step in the dictionary is a military march step in which the leg is swung rigidly to an exaggerated height, esp as in the German army in the Third Reich. Other definition of goose step is an abnormal gait in animals. Goose step is also to march in goose step.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOSE STEP

goose
goose barnacle
goose bumps
goose chase
goose flesh
goose pimples
goose skin
goose-step
gooseberries
gooseberry
gooseberry bush
gooseberry stone
goosefish
goosefoot
goosegob
goosegog
goosegrass
gooseherd
Goosen
gooseneck

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOSE STEP

break step
corbel step
crow step
curtail step
doorstep
dubstep
false step
half step
in step
keep step
naughty step
one-step
out of step
slip step
step
step by step
step-by-step
to be on the naughty step
watch one´s step
whole step

Synonyms and antonyms of goose step in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «goose step» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOSE STEP

Find out the translation of goose step to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of goose step from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «goose step» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正步
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paso de la oca
570 millions of speakers

English

goose step
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हंस कदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطوة أوزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гусь шаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passo de ganso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁস পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas de l´oie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Langkah angsa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stechschritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガチョウのステップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거위 단계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langkah goose
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bước đi của ngông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாத்து படி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंस चरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaz merdiveni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo dell´oca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krok gęsi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гусак крок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pas de gâscă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το βήμα της χήνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gans stap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gås steg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gås trinn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of goose step

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOSE STEP»

The term «goose step» is normally little used and occupies the 120.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOSE STEP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goose step

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOSE STEP»

Discover the use of goose step in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goose step and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education
In this volume the author lays out the facts on the current state of American Education. Sinclair writes in the introduction: What is the so-called higher education of these United States? You have taken it, for the most part, on faith.
Upton Sinclair, 2004
2
Rugby For Dummies
The goose step occurs when the ball-carrier takes three or four quick steps, lifting his legs with his knees locked straight (as shown in Figure 10-3). If done quickly, it leaves the defense totally bamboozled and hopelessly off-balance.
Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, 2009
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The Goose Step a Study of American Education
In this volume the author lays out the facts on the current state of American Education. Sinclair writes in the introduction: What is the so-called higher education of these United States? You have taken it, for the most part, on faith.
Upton Sinclair, 2009
4
In the Wake of the Goose Step
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
Filippo Bojano, 2013
5
Staging the War: American Drama and World War II
Hatred of the Third Reich is likewise a major ingredient in two muddled, melodramatic plays that, not surprisingly, failed on Broadway. Oliver H. P. Garrett's Waltz in Goose-Step opened on 1 November 1938 at New York's Hudson Theatre, and ...
Albert Wertheim, 2004
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Europe: A History
GOOSE-STEP THE Paradeschritt or 'Parade March1 of the Prussian Army was one of the most unnatural and expressive movements ever invented for the human body. Its foreign critics called it the goose-step. The lines of jack- booted ...
Norman Davies, 1996
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
172 GOOSE STEP 1810) and goose bumps (WNNCD: 1933). AID; ATWS; BDPF; DEI; EWPO; ID; IRCD; LTA. See also Get Your Back up. GOOSE STEP the goose step. The slow, straight-legged, lockkneed, highkicking parade step used by ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
8
Marching: Drill Commands, Drill Team, Goose-Step, Military ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
9
Is It True?: The facts behind the things we have been told
Goose-step. The Nazi 'goose-step' has that name because it resembles geese walking. Real geese walking bear no resemblance to the stiff-legged military march which has that name. Stiff-legged 'goose-stepping' in the military context was ...
Max Cryer, 2014
10
A Gentleman of Pleasure: One Life of John Glassco, Poet, ...
Harkness, complained that “The Goose Step” contained literary allusions comprehensible to very few; the Daily, he asserted, was intended for the average student.78 Harkness moved quickly against the column, but not before he himself had ...
Brian Busby, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOSE STEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term goose step is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hezbollahs Man in London: The Improbable Rise of Wild-Eyed …
... Raed Salah, or some kind of Ku Klux Klan-style militia that matched Hezbollah goose step for goose step, the left would excommunicate him. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Unfair police roadblocks
Ralph knows the corrupt Gestapo force ahead will goose step to the bank with their bribe of overtime pay; overtime money paid by federal ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Thatcher admired 'fine' Red Army troops and Lenin portrait
“[It] changed sharply as the band struck up for the march past – and very impressive it is – all officers marching in goose step (which we hate ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Matthew Dellavedova has made hustle a highly appreciated art form …
... throughout 2015, until the league recently came out and declared his right-armed goose step from the mound is completely against the rules. «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
5
Video: Awesome Austin scores again
“We handled him in the back end of the game… but that needed to happen right at the start.” This try was Austin's fourth this season showing off his goose step. «Sportal.com.au, May 15»
6
'Arma Virumque Cano' - Militarism and Parades in Asia
Of the goose step, George Orwell noted that it is "one of the most horrible sights in the world . . . It is simply an affirmation of naked power; ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Reason: The good, the bad and the ugly of Cricket World Cup 2015
... but you could admire David Campese running riot in the semifinal of the 1991 World Cup with his overhead passes and saucy goose step. «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
8
Parades to Fear, Not Celebrate
Europe's influence on parades can be found in Asia today in marching techniques, which often feature variations of the Prussian goose step ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
9
Reichsfuhrer SS Ready to Goose Step Out of Hell
Nazis. The bad guys of all bad guys. They've become a staple of the horror genre, and another flick is getting ready to bring their nefarious ... «Dread Central, Dec 14»
10
Walk This Way
If there's a way of walking that's achieved a modicum of celebrity — discounting Monty Python's “silly walk” — it's the goose step, that chopping, ... «The Smart Set, Jan 13»

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