Eddy

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1. Noun

A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

2. Noun

A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

3. Verb

To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.

4. Verb

To collect as into an eddy.

5. Noun

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
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