Rotate synonyms

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revolve
To spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
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turn (related)
To become sour:
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exchange (related)
To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:
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twist
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
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change (related)
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
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swivel
Swivel is defined as to rotate.
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gyrate
To move in a spiral or spirallike course.
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torque
(Physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or Nm; imperial unit foot-pound or ft.lbf).
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spin
To move swiftly.
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turn out
To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
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vortex
A whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind
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pivot
To pivot is to turn or spin around a center point.
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wheel
Wheel is defined as to turn, carry or move something along in a vehicle with wheels.
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switch
To swing or whisk.
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take-turns
(Intransitive) To assume a place in a sequence of successions.
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alternate (related)
To act or proceed by turns:
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gyrating
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rotary
Occurring around an axis
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circle
To move around, as in a circle
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circumvolve
To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
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orbit
To orbit is to move around something in a circle.
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oscillate
(Physics) To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
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pirouette
To execute a pirouette.
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roll
(Ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
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twirl
To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face:
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whirl
To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel:
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move (related)
To stir the emotions:
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repetition (related)
To petition again.
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go around
turn on or around an axis or a center
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splay
Splay is defined as to spread out.
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horizontally (related)
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90deg (related)
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90o (related)
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rotating
That proceeds in sequence or in turns
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vertiginous
Tending to produce vertigo:
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circumgyration
Rotation, revolution
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circulate
To move about freely, as air
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stay (antonym)
To fasten or secure with stays.
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vertical (related)
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spread-out
(Idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
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tilt (related)
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rotation (related)
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rotatable (related)
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vertically (related)
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horizontal (related)
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magnetize (related)
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invert (related)
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  • They rotate on steel shafts 21 in.

  • The farm of the future will rotate crops automatically and decide which fields to leave fallow.

  • We rotate every twelve months or so, Han explained.

  • They now seemed to rotate on one spot.

  • The general graphy, principle Arms a and arrangement b, one at eachstation and d B, are connected to the line wire, and are made to rotate simultaneously over metallic segments, 3, 4, and I', 3', 4', at the two stations, so that when the arm a is on segment i at A, then b is on segment I' at B, and so on.

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