See Also: Circle(money)
in-circle(dictionary)
circle(2)(dictionary)
circle(1)(dictionary)
circle(encyclopedia)
Circle(medicine)
CIRCLE(finance)
Cartesian circle(encyclopedia)
Vienna Circle(encyclopedia)
objective circle(medicine)

circle(2) (iou)



circle verb. LME.
[from the noun.]
I. verb trans.
Form a circle round; enclose in a circle. LME.
B. Plain White lilacs circled the brim of her straw hat.
Move in a circle round. L16.
P. F. Boller He circled the globe, visiting one country after another.
II. verb intrans.
Move in a circle (round, about, etc.). LME.
circle back move in a wide loop towards the starting-point.
Pope While the bowl circles, and the banquet warms. C. A. Lindbergh I was circling preparatory to landing in a clover field.
b. spec. Of cavalry: sweep round on a moving flank as pivot (opp. wheel on a fixed flank). E18.
verb intrans. Stand or extend in a circle. rare. E17.
Sir W. Scott That proud ring Of peers who circled round the King.
circled ppl adjective (a) that has been circled; (b) rounded, circular; (c) marked with a circle or circles: LME.
circler noun E17.
circling noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) a circular formation: LME.