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(v)
(intransitive) To move or spread from person to person.
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(Physical movement.) (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
(n)
(chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
(adj)
Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
(intransitive) To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
To make a non-linear physical movement.
(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
The motion of something that spins.
(adv)
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
A twisting force.
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
(ergative) To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
To move swiftly.
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
(intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
(informal) Clipping of rotoscope. [(transitive) To use this technique upon.]
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
(intransitive) To emit a burp.
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
(transitive) To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
Alternative spelling of spinup. [(computing) The process of a disk drive spinning up.]
(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
(ambitransitive) to rotate; to revolve
(transitive) To change or reverse the position of.
(intransitive) To revolve
(intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl around.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
(intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl about.
(transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
Obsolete form of roll. [The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.]
To turn around and around; to whirl.
(intransitive) To make a rolling motion or turn.
(transitive) To travel around (something) physically.
(anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
(intransitive) To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
(oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
(neologism) A witty remark that one thinks of when it is too late.
(intransitive) To move one way then the other, or in unpredictable erratic gyrations.
(intransitive, obsolete) To whirl around; revolve.
(obsolete, UK, law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion.
A ripple; a twist or curl.
(intransitive) To move or revolve around something.
(ambitransitive) To rotate too far.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(intransitive) To vacillate.
(colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
A type or way of weaving.
(transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
A surname from German.
A whirling eddy.
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
A large amount.
(transitive, business) To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
A fad or fashion style.
(transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
(graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.