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FIGURE OF EIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
Synonyms:
figure eight; figure of eight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("figure of eight" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight
Synonyms:
figure 8; figure eight; figure of eight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("figure of eight" is a kind of...):
plane figure; two-dimensional figure (a two-dimensional shape)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
