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   circle

   /ˈsəːkl/

   noun

   • 1. a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre): "draw a circle with a compass"
   • ▪ something in the shape of a circle: "the lamp spread a circle of light" Similar ringroundbandhoopcirclethalodiscwreathtechnical:annulus
   • ▪ a dark circular mark below each eye caused by illness or tiredness: "she was pale and rather beautiful, with dark circles around deep, exhausted eyes"
   • ▪ a curved upper tier of seats in a theatre or cinema: British "she sat in the front row of the circle"
   • ▪ short for striking circle
   • 2. a group of people with a shared profession, interests, or acquaintances: "she did not normally move in such exalted circles" Similar groupsetringcompanybodycoteriecliquecampleaguefactioncrowdbandcrewinformal:gangbunchpacksquadsphereworldmilieuarenadomainsociety

   verb

   • 1. move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once: "they were circling Athens airport" Similar wheelmove roundmove round in circlesrevolverotatewhirlspiralgyratego roundwalk roundtravel roundcircumnavigateorbitrevolve roundrare:circumambulate
   • ▪ move in a wide loop back towards one's starting point: "he paced away from her, then circled back"
   • ▪ form a ring around: "the abbey was circled by a huge wall" Similar surroundencircleringring roundencloseencompassboundhedge infence inhem inliterary:girdgirdle
   • ▪ draw a line around: "circle the correct answers"

   Word Origin Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’, diminutive of circus ‘ring’.

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