Circled - English meaning

verb

Walk all the way round (something).

Usage examples:

They used to circumambulate the perimeter wall

verb

Sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Usage examples:

He undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis

verb

To swing repeatedly around a fixed point

Usage examples:

She recites a poem while a dancer gyrates next to her.

noun

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.

Usage examples:

The earth's orbit around the sun

verb

(of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit round (a star or planet).

Usage examples:

Mercury orbits the sun

noun

The curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star that has gravity (= a pulling force)

verb

Move in a circle on a central axis.

Usage examples:

Overhead, the fan revolved slowly

verb

To move in a circle or a curve around a central point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] the plane revolved 162 degrees onto its back., [ i ] the earth revolves around the sun, rough…

verb

Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The wheel continued to rotate

verb

To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb

To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Usage examples:

With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

adjective

Winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone.

Usage examples:

A spiral pattern

noun

A spiral curve, shape, pattern, or object.

Usage examples:

A spiral of smoke

verb

Move in a spiral course.

Usage examples:

A wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees

noun

A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.

Usage examples:

A chair on wheels

verb

Short for big wheel (sense 2).

noun

A circular object, connected at the center to a bar, that is used for making vehicles or parts of machines move

Usage examples:

The wheel of a bicycle, i never feel safe with richard behind the wheel (= driving)., would you min…

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Usage examples:

Leaves whirled in eddies of wind

noun

A rapid movement round and round.

Usage examples:

The tempestuous whirl of circum-antarctic waters is also responsible for their being among the most…

verb

The shape of something rotating rapidly