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cycle

Definition

  • noun: a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order
  • noun: an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed
  • verb: to go through a repeated process or to cause (something) to go through a repeated process
  • verb: to pass through a cycle
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: age, calendar, motorcycle

Examples

  • These plants have a 2-year 'growth cycle'. [=the plants live and die within two years]

  • The water is 'cycled' back into/through the system after it has been used.

  • We have to wait for the dishwasher's wash and dry 'cycles' to end.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - And you believe him? - I do. Guys that run those corporations have been in bed... ...with radical regimes for years. All they wanna do is keep the cycle of war going. Al-Sharif will expose them. All of that wrongdoing is gonna come out... - ...as soon as our plan is signed. (..)
    2013 White House Down
  • (..) in the world. Look, I appreciate it very much. - Yeah, we'll be there in minutes. - As leaders, we have a choice. We can sit back and let the same cycle of war... ...continue in the Middle East or we can do something about it. You know how much money we've spent on the war since ? (..)
    2013 White House Down