Verb
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
"We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
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turn outward
"These birds can splay out their toes"
"ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
- turn out - spread out -
cause to turn on an axis or center
"Rotate the handle"
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perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
"Interns have to rotate for a few months"
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exchange on a regular basis
"We rotate the lead soprano every night"
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turn on or around an axis or a center
"The Earth revolves around the Sun"
"The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
- go around