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eddy

Part of Speech: noun

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1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

Part of Speech: verb

1. To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.

Part of Speech: verb transitive

1. To collect as into an eddy.

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For a week Eddy did not appear at the office. - "The Man Upstairs and Other Stories", P. G. Wodehouse.
Newton redoubled his exertions, when, within thirty yards of the shore, an eddy assisted him, and he made sure of success; but when within ten yards, a counter current again caught him, and swept him down. - "Newton Forster", Frederick Marryat.
She would go into the garden, where she could look down the road and have the first glimpse of Eddy Minns climbing the hill. - "The Awakening of Helena Richie", Margaret Deland.

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