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gyrates


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  gyrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  whirligig 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  gyrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  whirligig 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gyrate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  2  senses  of  gyrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  gyrate,  spiral,  coil 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  gyrate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  gyrate,  spiral,  coil 
  =>  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  The  verb  gyrate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  gyrate,  spiral,  coil  --  (to  wind  or  move  in  a  spiral  course:"  the  muscles  and  nerves  of  his  fine  drawn  body  were  coiling  for  action,",  "black  smoke  coiling  up  into  the  sky";  "the  young  people  gyrated  on  the  dance  floor") 
  2.  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate  --  (revolve  quickly  and  repeatedly  around  one's  own  axis;  "The  dervishes  whirl  around  and  around  without  getting  dizzy") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gyrate 
 
  The  verb  gyrate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  gyrate,  spiral,  coil  --  (to  wind  or  move  in  a  spiral  course:"  the  muscles  and  nerves  of  his  fine  drawn  body  were  coiling  for  action,",  "black  smoke  coiling  up  into  the  sky";  "the  young  people  gyrated  on  the  dance  floor") 
  2.  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate  --  (revolve  quickly  and  repeatedly  around  one's  own  axis;  "The  dervishes  whirl  around  and  around  without  getting  dizzy") 



gyrates definition