circleth

Verb

circle (third-person singular simple present circles, present participle circling, simple past and past participle circled)

1. (transitive) To travel around along a curved path; to orbit.
   • The wolves circled the herd of deer.
   1. (transitive) To surround; to encompass within a circle.
      • A high fence circles the enclosure.
2. (transitive) To place in a circle; to make a circle.
   • We circled stones around him.
   1. (transitive) To place or mark a circle around.
      • Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
   2. (transitive) To smoke cannabis in a circle, passing the cannabis around from person to person.
      • We circled a joint that afternoon.
   3. (intransitive, transitive) To take part in a magic circle.
      • I circled with that group for three years.

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