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FIGURE OF EIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

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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)

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