(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a curved or circular shape in something long, for example in a piece of string.
Mrs. Morrell reached for a ~ of garden hose.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
If you ~ something such as a piece of rope around an object, you tie a length of it in a ~ around the object, for example in order to fasten it to the object.
He ~ed the rope over the wood...
He wore the watch and chain ~ed round his neck like a medallion.
VERB: V n prep, V-ed
3.
If something ~s somewhere, it goes there in a circular direction that makes the shape of a ~.
The helicopter took off and headed north. Then it ~ed west, heading for the hills.
VERB: V prep/adv
4.
If someone is in the ~, they are part of a group of people who make decisions about important things, or they know about these decisions. If they are out of the ~, they do not make or know about important decisions. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
I think that the vice president was in the ~...
These activists don’t want to feel out of the ~.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR