Rotating

verb

Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.verbTo spin, turn, or revolve.

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

2.verbTo advance through a sequence; to take turns.

"The nurses' shifts rotate each week."

3.verb(of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.

"The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."

4.verbTo spin, turn, or revolve something.

"Rotate the dial to the left."

5.verbTo advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

6.verbTo replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

"The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around."

7.verbTo grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

8.adjectiveUndergoing physical rotation

"rotating machinery"

9.adjectiveThat proceeds in sequence or in turns

"a rotating presidency"