BIRL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does birl mean? 

• BIRL (verb)
  The verb BIRL has 2 senses:

1. cause a floating log to rotate by treading

2. cause to spin

  Familiarity information: BIRL used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIRL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause a floating log to rotate by treading

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

birl; birle

Hypernyms (to "birl" is one way to...):

circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to spin

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

birl; spin; twirl; whirl

Context example:

spin a coin

Hypernyms (to "birl" is one way to...):

circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something