figure-eight
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4ADJ.
tight
VERB + FIGURE-EIGHT
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FIGURE-EIGHT + NOUN
knot
ADV.
really
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noun
Alternative form of figure eight.
For example, the figure-eight would now be performed on only half of a basketball court (Fig. 15-1).
One cloudy day the instructors set me up to ride through a very, very tight figure-eight.
verb
To move or cause to move in a figure eight pattern.
For two minutes we figure-eighted back and forth across the face of the mountain and then popped out right beside the sidewalk café.
When he has been circled or figure-eighted enough times, he will become convinced that he is not to be asked to take the fence.
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6For example, the figure-eight would now be performed on only half of a basketball court (Fig. 15-1).
WiktionaryOne cloudy day the instructors set me up to ride through a very, very tight figure-eight.
WiktionaryThe figure-eight is really no more than two circles in different directions.
WiktionaryFor two minutes we figure-eighted back and forth across the face of the mountain and then popped out right beside the sidewalk café.
WiktionaryWhen he has been circled or figure-eighted enough times, he will become convinced that he is not to be asked to take the fence.
WiktionaryTo prevent the hook from tumbling and coming out of the hoisting eye, a short lanyard on the pea of the counterbalance is figure-eighted around the shank and tip.
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