goose step
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goose step
n.
A military parade step executed by swinging the legs sharply from the hips and keeping the knees locked.
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goose step
n
1. (Military) 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
2. (Veterinary Science) an abnormal gait in animals
vb, -steps, -stepping or -stepped
(Military) (intr) to march in goose step
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goose′ step`
n.
a marching step of some infantries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff.
[1800–10]
goose′-step`, v.i. -stepped, -step•ping.
goose′-step`per, n.
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goose step
n (Mil) → passo dell'ocaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995