Rotate: alternatives and connections

To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

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To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said…

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin.

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A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also…

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Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

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A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.

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A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing o…

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To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

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To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.

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To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

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A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or na…

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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

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The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.

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The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.

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The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a dista…

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The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a dista…

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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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To display; to spread.

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