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job centre(dictionary)
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centre(2)(dictionary)
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centre(2) (iou)



centre verb. Also *center. Pres. pple centring, -treing, -tering. L16.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Place in the centre or a central position; make exactly central; concentrate or focus in, (up)on, (a)round; mark with a centre, constitute the centre of. Freq. in pass. L16.
Goldsmith In reverie centred. C. Hutton The necessity of well centring the object glass of a large telescope. K. Little A plot of..grass centred by a basin. R. Church My universe was still centred in my mother's fragrant person.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Soccer, Hockey, etc. Kick or hit (the ball) from the wing to the centre of the pitch, esp. in the vicinity of the opponent's goal area. L19.
verb intrans. Be situated (as) on a fixed centre; have its centre or be concentrated in, (up)on, (a)round; move (as) round a focal point. E17.
Bunyan Here centreth Luke the Evangelist. W. Sansom That strange figure around whom this account properly centres. B. Bainbridge Tedious conversations centred on food.