pyörittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circulate verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
- crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- cycle noun A series of events that repeats itself in the same order.
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
- reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- rotate verb To turn around a central point or axis.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
- windmill noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.
Senses
pyörittää is used for these senses in English:
- circulate (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
- crank (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- cycle (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
- drive (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- go round To rotate, to move in a circle.
- host (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
- reel To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- reel To make or cause to reel.
circulate — full definition
- verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
- verb To spread information, rumours, or documents so they reach many people.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.