A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose.
1I tried to correct, and ended up describing a figure of eight.
2György showed me, linking Malek's forelegs with a neat figure of eight.
3Walk in a figure of eight in view of the judges.
4It is of the form of a figure of eight (Fig.
5SOCRATES: Then the figure of eight is not made out of a line of three?
6Considerably sobered by this, I arose and cut the figure of eight thoughtfully for five minutes.
7An octagon is a figure of eight sides.
8I am as sure of my line as a skater of making his figure of eight!
9SOCRATES: Let us describe such a figure : Would you not say that this is the figure of eight feet?
10Continue to whisk until smooth and cook until the sauce holds a figure of eight when swirled with the whisk.
11But he ran in a swift figure of eight around her feet as she kicked out, and made her overbalance.
12When in high spirits they run round in circles or in a figure of eight, with their tails between their legs.
13Changes to UIF The Unemployment Insurance Fund has now extended to 12 months of cover, rather than the previous figure of eight.
14He planted "his" trees in a figure of eight, and took GPS coordinates so that he could return to watch them grow.
15He hops onto the roof as the car does tight figures of eight.
16He had already spent an hour doing figures of eight around the Poolbeg Chimneys.