Read the dictionary definition of circus. All definitions for this word.
1. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
1. the children always love to go to the circus
2. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
1. it was so funny it was a circus
2. the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
3. a genus of haws comprising the harriers
4. an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
1. they used the elephants to help put up the circus
5. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
6. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
1. he ran away from home to join the circus