rotar — meaning in English

English meaning

• crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
• revolve verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
• spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
• swirl verb To move in a twisting, circular pattern.

Senses

rotar is used for these senses in English:

• crank (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
• revolve (transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]
• spin (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• swirl (ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
• turn around (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

crank — full definition

1. noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
2. noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
3. adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
4. verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.

revolve — full definition

1. verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
2. verb To turn or rotate on an axis.
3. verb To have something as a central focus or theme.

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