verb
turn on or around an axis or a center
Synonyms
Examples
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
verb
exchange on a regular basis
Examples
- We rotate the lead soprano every night
verb
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
Examples
- Interns have to rotate for a few months
verb
cause to turn on an axis or center
Synonyms
Examples
- Rotate the handle
verb
turn outward
Synonyms
turn out
splay
spread out
Examples
- These birds can splay out their toes
- ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
verb
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
Examples
- We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil