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[Adjective] | "re*volv*ing" | \ ri-ˈväl-viŋ \
1: tending to revolve or recur; especially : recurrently available
2: of, relating to, or being credit that may be used repeatedly up to the specified limit and is usually repaid in regular proportional installments
3: turning around on or as if on an axis
Origin: 1599 ;
From present participle of {see: |revolve|revolve};
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[Adjective] | "re*volv*ing-door" | \ ri-ˈväl-viŋ-ˈdȯr \
1: characterized by a frequent succession (as of personnel) or a cycle of leaving and returning
Origin: 1973 ;
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[Verb] | "re*volve" | \ ri-ˈvälv \
1: to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
2: to cause to go round in an orbit
3: rotate
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English revolven "to pass (of time), wind round, roll," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French revolver "to turn, turn over (in the mind)," borrowed from Latin revolvere "to roll back to a starting point, bring back round, (passive) travel in a circular course, return to a starting point," from re- {see: |re-|re-} + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" {mat|wallow:1|};
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[Noun] | "revolving door"
1: a revolving-door system or process
Origin: 1895 ;
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[Noun] | "revolving fund"
1: a fund set up for specified purposes with the proviso that repayments to the fund may be used again for these purposes
Origin: 1920 ;
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[Phrasal verb] | "revolve around"
1: to move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle
2: to have (someone or something) as a main subject or interest
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[Verb] | "revolving"
1: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;
* e.g., " ... the salesclerk revolved the glass display case so I could see the watchbands on the reverse side "
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2: to move in circles around an axis or center;
* e.g., " ... the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars "
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3: to give serious and careful thought to;
* e.g., " ... for the next several hours he kept revolving the cryptic message in his mind, trying to make sense of it "
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[Verb] | "revolve"
1: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;
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2: to move in circles around an axis or center;
* e.g., " ... the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars "
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# 1 - { revolver:1959380 }
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[ "revolver" ]
1: A handgun with a rotating magazine containing ammunition. They were the first handguns capable of repeated fire. They usually hold between 5 and 10 rounds.
* e.g., ... The Colt Peacemaker, Webley Revolver, and S&W Model 500 are good examples of revolvers.
[ "revolver" ]
2: While semi-automatics are more popular due to the larger ammo capacity, revolvers still exist due to their firepower and reliability. Revolvers are also somewhat more popular as hunting weapons, where large, magnum rounds are highly appreciated, and as self-defence weapons, where the increased reliablity is an advantage.
* e.g., ... If your semi-automatic jams, you are screwed. If your revolver jams, rotate the cylinder and fire again.
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3: It is also worth noting that very few revolvers can be effectively silenced, one exception being the Nagant M189
* e.g., ... The .500 S&W and the .454 Casull are good examples of very powerful cartridges used mostly with revolvers.
# 2 - { revolver:802459 }
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[ "revolver" ]
1: The Beatles greatest album.
* e.g., ... Me: I got The Beatles' Revolver today.
[ "revolver" ]
2: Came out in 196
* e.g., ... Rap Fan: You got a gun from The Beatles?
[ "revolver" ]
3: Features songs like: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows, and Got To Get You Into My Life.
* e.g., ... *I kick the shit out of the rap fan*
[ "revolver" ]
4: In other words: Some good music.
# 3 - { Revolver:1301239 }
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[ "Revolver" ]
1: 1966 album by one of the -- if not THE -- greatest bands of all time, The Beatles. Should get more overall influential credit than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
* e.g., ... Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream...
# 4 - { revolver:2934398 }
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[ "revolver" ]
1: a word you say at the bar for a series of six shots of what ever alcoholic drink you want
* e.g., ... "Give me a revolver of vodka"
# 5 - { revolver:1774531 }
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[ "revolver" ]
1: A personal gun that was the earlier version of the pistol.
* e.g., ... -Dude, check out my new revolver!
[ "revolver" ]
2: Basically, a usually small that has a wheel in its middle, which can be opened and bullets, up to six, can be inserted into.
* e.g., ... -Nice, but why didn't you buy a pistol intead? It is much more useful.
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3: It was used very commonly before the 20th century, before the pistol was invented.
* e.g., ... -Shut the f**k up! Revolvers rule!
[ "revolver" ]
4: If you want to see revolvers in action, watch western movies.
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5: One of the big advantages of the revolver over the pistol, is that you can't play the popular game Russian Roulette with a pistol.
# 6 - { Revolver:8273365 }
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[ "Revolver" ]
1: A drink prepared with six shots of espresso
* e.g., ... Barista (with a hint of fake cheer): Good morning! Can I help you?
Patron (exhausted, tired, and groggy, generally looking like a sack of used ass): "Hey, this day is dragging, give me a revolver so I can kill it."
# 7 - { revolve:7530283 }
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[ "revolve" ]
1: Nobody knows
* e.g., ... "Revolve."
# 8 - { Revolver:5161315 }
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[ "Revolver" ]
1: To consume excessive quantities of food. Generally the food consumed is high in calories and fat content.
Derived from the common practice of paying for an all you can eat buffet and lingering for several hours, getting plates of food in a revolving door fashion.
* e.g., ... As soon as I drop a load and get rid of those last three plates I inhaled, I'm going to revolver the shit out of the desert table.
# 9 - { The Revolver:5484575 }
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[ "The Revolver" ]
1: Having sex on a chair with wheels while the mans feet are on the ground rotating the chair in circles.
* e.g., ... Your typical day in the offfice.
# 10 - { Revolver:6953500 }
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[ "Revolver" ]
1: Demonstrates your lack of a penis and balls because you need big bullets to do anything useful.
* e.g., ... End User Collective is a bunch of losers who suck at every video game and need to use nooby guns like revolvers to get kills.
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