Read the dictionary definition of circle. All definitions for this word.
1. movement once around a course
1. he drove an extra lap just for insurance
2. any circular or rotating mechanism
1. the machine punched out metal circles
3. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
1. they had excellent seats in the dress circle
4. street names for flunitrazepan
5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
1. the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
6. an unofficial association of people or groups
1. the smart set goes there
2. they were an angry lot
7. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
1. he calculated the circumference of the circle
8. something approximating the shape of a circle
1. the chairs were arranged in a circle
9. form or draw a circle around
1. encircle the errors
10. travel around something
1. circle the globe
11. move in a circular path above (someone or something)
1. the plane circled, looking for a landing spot
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Merriam-Webster definition of circle