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  • 11Goose-Step — Der Stechschritt [ [http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende p=tLMk. search=Stechschritt LEO D E Ergebnisse für Stechschritt ] ] (literally: piercing step ), commonly known in English speaking countries as the Goose Step , is a special form of military… …

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  • 12goose-step — UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms goose step : present tense I/you/we/they goose step he/she/it goose steps present participle goose stepping past tense goose stepped past participle goose stepped to march without bending your leg when you… …

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  • 13goose-step — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: goose step 1. : to march in a goose step soldiers goose stepped into the ancient capital 2. : to practice an unthinking conformity in thought or action : conform especially under social pressure or from… …

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  • 14goose step — noun a military marching step in which the legs are not bent at the knee. verb (goose step) march with such a step …

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  • 15goose-step — march with such a step. → goose step …

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  • 16goose-step — intransitive verb Date: 1879 1. to march in a goose step 2. to practice an unthinking conformity …

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  • 17goose-step — 1. noun A style of marching in which the feet are lifted high in the air in front. 2. verb To march with a goose step …

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  • 18The Goose-Step — is a political cartoon by E. H. Shepard, drawn in 1936.It shows an armed goose marching down a road. There is a swastika on its chest, and it is stepping on a torn Locarno Pact. The Goose holds an olive branch in its beak with a label reading Pax …

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  • 19goose step — noun Date: 1806 a straight legged stiff kneed step used by troops of some armies when passing in review …

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  • 20goose step — 1. a marching step of some infantries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff. 2. a military exercise in which the body is balanced on one foot, without advancing, while the other foot is swung forward and back. [1800 10] * * …

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