Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
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;
[syn: figure eight, figure of eight]
2. a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
figure eight
n 1: 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 [syn: figure eight,
figure of eight]
2: a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice