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circle

2 verb
     
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1 [transitive] to draw a circle around something:
Circle the correct answer.
2 [intransitive and transitive] to move in the shape of a circle around something, especially in the air:
The plane circled the airport before landing.
circle round/above/over etc
The pigeons circled above the terrace.
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