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Meaning
Noun
●
A
machine
which
translates
linear
motion
of
wind
to
rotational
motion
by means of
adjustable
vanes
called sails.
●
The structure
containing
such machinery.
●
In Dances & Wind:
A child's
toy
consisting of
vanes
mounted
on a stick
that
rotate
when
blown
by a person or by the wind.
●
In Basketball:
A
dunk
where the
dunker
swings
his
arm
in a
circular
motion
before
throwing
the
ball
through the hoop.
●
In Baseball:
A
pitch
where the
pitcher
swings
his
arm
in a
circular
motion
before
throwing
the ball.
●
A
guitar
move
where the
strumming
hand
mimics
a
turning
windmill.
●
A
breakdancing
move in
which the
dancer
rolls
his/her
torso
continuously
in a
circular
path
on the floor
, across the
upper
chest
,
shoulders
and back, while
twirling
the
legs
in a V
shape
in the air.
●
In Exercise:
Any of various
muscle
exercises
in which a large
deal
of the body makes a
great circle
,
typically
one where a
kettlebell
is
raised
overhead
and the
torso
is
rotated
to the other
side with
the
hand
reaching
its
foot
(hitting the
core
,
glutes
,
hamstrings
,
trapezius
,
rhomboids
,
deltoids
and
rotator cuffs
) but sometimes even a
windshield
wiper.
●
In Swallowtails:
Any of various large
papilionid
butterflies
of the
genus
Byasa, the
wings
of which
resemble
the
vanes
of a windmill.
●
In Juggling:
The
false
shower.
●
An
imaginary
enemy
, but
presented
as real.
Verb
●
To
rotate
with a
sweeping
motion.
●
Of a
rotating
part of a
machine
, to (become
disengaged
and)
rotate
freely.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
windmill
English
windmille
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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