Usage of "figure of eight"

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.

Usage of figure of eight in English

I tried to correct, and ended up describing a figure of eight. 
 Rivers of London 

György showed me, linking Malek's forelegs with a neat figure of eight. 
 Between the Woods and the Water 

Walk in a figure of eight in view of the judges. 
 The Irish Times 

It is of the form of a figure of eight (Fig. 
 Our Common Insects / A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fie... 

SOCRATES: Then the figure of eight is not made out of a line of three? 
 Meno 

Considerably sobered by this, I arose and cut the figure of eight thoughtfully for five minutes. 
 The Big Otter 

An octagon is a figure of eight sides. 
 The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 / A Maga... 

I am as sure of my line as a skater of making his figure of eight! 
 Roundabout Papers 

SOCRATES: Let us describe such a figure : Would you not say that this is the figure of eight feet? 
 Meno 

Continue to whisk until smooth and cook until the sauce holds a figure of eight when swirled with the whisk. 
 The Irish Times 

But he ran in a swift figure of eight around her feet as she kicked out, and made her overbalance. 
 Dogsbody 

When in high spirits they run round in circles or in a figure of eight, with their tails between their legs. 
 Dogs and All about Them 

Changes to UIF The Unemployment Insurance Fund has now extended to 12 months of cover, rather than the previous figure of eight. 
 The South African 

He planted "his" trees in a figure of eight, and took GPS coordinates so that he could return to watch them grow. 
 The Guardian 

He hops onto the roof as the car does tight figures of eight. 
 The Irish Times 

He had already spent an hour doing figures of eight around the Poolbeg Chimneys. 
 The Irish Times 

Meanings of figure of eight in English