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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 I quote, "in the event of my death, I, Leslie Abigail cash, as a Buddhist, wish to be cremated. My funeral, such as it is, shall be a celebration of the life cycle, with music and dancing. After, it is my expressed desire that my ashes shall be taken to a nondescript location, (..)
    2016 Captain Fantastic