1. (noun)figure, fig a diagram or picture illustrating textual material "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
2. (noun)human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh alternativenames for the body of a humanbeing "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
4. (noun)figure a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
"he made a figure of Santa Claus"
5. (noun)name, figure, public figure a well-known or notableperson "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
6. (noun)figure a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
7. (noun)figure an amount of money expressed numerically
"a figure of $17 was suggested"
8. (noun)figure the impression produced by a person "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
9. (noun)number, figure the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
"he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
10. (noun)trope, figure of speech, figure, image language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
12. (noun)design, pattern, figure a decorative or artistic work "the coach had a design on the doors"
13. (noun)figure a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
14. (verb)calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast judge to be probable
15. (verb)figure, enter be or play a part of or in
"Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
16. (verb)visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
17. (verb)calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure make a mathematical calculation or computation
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