REVOLVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
   Synonym(s)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She rolled the ball
   • They rolled their eyes at his words
   Hypernyms(s) revolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • transit (what does transit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • axial rotation (what does axial rotation mean?)
   • axial motion (what does axial motion mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move in an orbit
   Synonym(s)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The moon orbits around the Earth
   • The planets are orbiting the sun
   • electrons orbit the nucleus
   Hypernyms(s) revolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • retrograde (what does retrograde mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • electron orbit (what does electron orbit mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • celestial orbit (what does celestial orbit mean?)
   • satellite (what does satellite mean?)
   • artificial satellite (what does artificial satellite mean?)
   • orbiter (what does orbiter mean?)
3. Meaning
   • turn on or around an axis or a center
   Synonym(s)
   • go around (what does go around mean?)
   • rotate (what does rotate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Earth revolves around the Sun
   • The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
   Hypernyms(s) revolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • screw (what does screw mean?)
   • drive in (what does drive in mean?)
   • screw (what does screw mean?)
   • wheel (what does wheel mean?)
   • wheel around (what does wheel around mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • spin around (what does spin around mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • swirl (what does swirl mean?)
   • twiddle (what does twiddle mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   See Also
   • focus on (what does focus on mean?)
   • center on (what does center on mean?)
   • revolve around (what does revolve around mean?)
   • revolve about (what does revolve about mean?)
   • concentrate on (what does concentrate on mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)