chasse

Other forms of chasse

plural

chasses·

past tense

chassed·

present participle

chassing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chasse

What does chasse mean?

chasse means "(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chasse?

chasse has 1 syllable: chasse. In IPA it is /ˈtʃæs/.

What is another word for chasse?

Close synonyms include sashay, sashay. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chasse a common word?

chasse is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.