revolve (v)
go around#1 (v)
rotate#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 38
def turn on or around an axis or a center
examples The Earth revolves around the Sun
The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym turn
Derivationally related form rotate → rotation
Derivationally related form revolve → revolution
Also see revolve → revolve around
Hyponym screw, drive in; screw; wheel, wheel around; spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate; twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
Verb Group rotate, circumvolve
Incoming links
Derivationally related form rotation → rotate
Derivationally related form revolution → revolve
Hypernym screw, drive in; screw; wheel, wheel around; spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate; twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl
Cause rotate, circumvolve
Verb Group rotate, circumvolve
Hyponym turn

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