Definition of Figure eight

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Figure Of Eight
Generic synonyms: Knot

2. Noun. A skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice.
Generic synonyms: Figure

Definition of Figure eight

1. Noun. The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8. ¹

2. Verb. (slang) To engage in mutual masturbation (meaning 2). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Figure eight

1. An intermediate structure shaped like a figure eight which forms during the recombination process between two plasmids, or circular pieces, of DNA. The two pieces of DNA attached to each other by covalent bond at this point. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Figure Eight

figurations
figurative
figuratively
figurativeness
figuratus
figure
figure-of-8 abnormality
figure-of-8 bandage
figure-of-8 suture
figure-of-eight
figure-of-eights
figure-of-speech
figure and ground
figure dash
figure dashes
figure eights
figure loom
figure of eight
figure of merit
figure of speech
figure out
figure poem
figure skate
figure skater
figure skaters
figure skating
figure space
figured
figured-fabric loom

Literary usage of Figure eight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"In one place, it describes the figure eight within a length of about five hundred feet; and several times, where loops are quite impossible, the engine THE ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"In one place, it describes the figure eight within a length of about five hundred feet; and several times, where loops are quite impossible, the engine THE ..."

3. Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"RUNNING THE figure eight. To this popular sport Shakespeare has an allusion in the Midsummer Night's Dream— " And the quaint mazes in the wanton green. ..."

4. Practical Nursing: A Text-book for Nurses by Anna Caroline Maxwell, Amy Elizabeth Pope (1914)
"Circular, Spiral, Spiral Reverse, Recurrent, and Figure-Eight Bandages. Bandages for the Leg, Foot, Heel, Knee, Arm, Hand, Fingers. ..."

5. Rural Education: A Complete Course of Study for Modern Rural Schools by Andrew Ezra Pickard (1915)
"The completed figure eight knot. Figure 41. The overhand knot before drawing ... The figure eight knot is used for preventing the strands from untwisting, ..."

6. Wrought-pipe Drainage Systems by John Joseph Cosgrove (1909)
"The last two hangers illustrated are of special design Fig. Strap Iron Hanger Fig. 126 figure eight Hanger and must be made by a blacksmith. ..."

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