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English noun: figure eight

1. figure eight (artifact) 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


Synonymsfigure of eight


Broader (hypernym)knot

2. figure eight (act) a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice


Broader (hypernym)figure









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