| 1. | an act or instance of going or moving around. |
| 2. | a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round. |
| 3. | a roundabout journey or course. |
| 4. | a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route. |
| 5. | the persons making such a journey. |
| 6. | the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey. |
| 7. | the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object. |
| 8. | the space within a bounding line; district: the circuit of the valley. |
| 9. | Electricity.
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| 10. | Telecommunications. a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Compare channel 1 (def. 12). |
| 11. | a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies. |
| 12. | a league or association: He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit. |
| 13. | to go or move around; make the circuit of. |
| 14. | to go or move in a circuit. |
| 15. | ride circuit, Law. (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings. |
