cakewalk

cake·walk

C0022300 (kāk′wôk′)n.1. Something easily accomplished: Winning the race was a cakewalk for her. See Synonyms at breeze¹.2. A public entertainment of the 1800s among African Americans in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes.3. a. A strutting dance, often performed in minstrel shows.b. The music for this dance.intr.v. cake·walked, cake·walk·ing, cake·walks 1. To achieve or accomplish something easily.2. To perform a strutting dance.

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cake′walk′er n.

cakewalk

(ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk) n1. (Dancing) a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for this dance3. informal an easily accomplished taskvb (Dancing) (intr) to perform the cakewalk ˈcakeˌwalker n

cake•walk

(ˈkeɪkˌwɔk)

n. 1. a musical promenade of black American origin with the prize of a cake awarded to couples who demonstrated the most intricate or imaginative dance figures and steps. 2. a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade. 3. syncopated music suitable for a cakewalk. 4. Informal. something easy or certain. v.i. 5. to perform a cakewalk. [1860–65] cake′walk`er, n.

cakewalk

- Started out as a competitive dance whose winner got a cake as a prize.See also related terms for prize.

cakewalk

Past participle: cakewalked
Gerund: cakewalking

Imperative
cakewalk
cakewalk

Present
I cakewalk
you cakewalk
he/she/it cakewalks
we cakewalk
you cakewalk
they cakewalk

Preterite
I cakewalked
you cakewalked
he/she/it cakewalked
we cakewalked
you cakewalked
they cakewalked

Present Continuous
I am cakewalking
you are cakewalking
he/she/it is cakewalking
we are cakewalking
you are cakewalking
they are cakewalking

Present Perfect
I have cakewalked
you have cakewalked
he/she/it has cakewalked
we have cakewalked
you have cakewalked
they have cakewalked

Past Continuous
I was cakewalking
you were cakewalking
he/she/it was cakewalking
we were cakewalking
you were cakewalking
they were cakewalking

Past Perfect
I had cakewalked
you had cakewalked
he/she/it had cakewalked
we had cakewalked
you had cakewalked
they had cakewalked

Future
I will cakewalk
you will cakewalk
he/she/it will cakewalk
we will cakewalk
you will cakewalk
they will cakewalk

Future Perfect
I will have cakewalked
you will have cakewalked
he/she/it will have cakewalked
we will have cakewalked
you will have cakewalked
they will have cakewalked

Future Continuous
I will be cakewalking
you will be cakewalking
he/she/it will be cakewalking
we will be cakewalking
you will be cakewalking
they will be cakewalking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cakewalking
you have been cakewalking
he/she/it has been cakewalking
we have been cakewalking
you have been cakewalking
they have been cakewalking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cakewalking
you will have been cakewalking
he/she/it will have been cakewalking
we will have been cakewalking
you will have been cakewalking
they will have been cakewalking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cakewalking
you had been cakewalking
he/she/it had been cakewalking
we had been cakewalking
you had been cakewalking
they had been cakewalking

Conditional
I would cakewalk
you would cakewalk
he/she/it would cakewalk
we would cakewalk
you would cakewalk
they would cakewalk

Past Conditional
I would have cakewalked
you would have cakewalked
he/she/it would have cakewalked
we would have cakewalked
you would have cakewalked
they would have cakewalked

cakewalk

A dance in which couples walk in a square formation and take exaggerated high steps and turn corners precisely in mimicry of the white man’s artificial manners.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cakewalk - a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cakechoreography, stage dancing - a show involving artistic dancing
	2.	cakewalk - an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing somethingfigure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Verb	1.	cakewalk - perform the cakewalk dance trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

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