Meaning of center
Definition of center
(adj)
equally
distant
from the extremes
of or
belonging
to
neither
the
right
nor the
left
politically
or
intellectually
(noun)
an
area
that is
approximately
central
within
some
larger
region; "it is in the
center
of town"; "they ran
forward
into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
the
piece
of
ground
in the
outfield
directly
ahead
of the catcher; "he hit the
ball
to
deep
center"
a
building
dedicated
to a
particular
activity; "they were
raising
money
to
build
a new
center
for research"
a
point
equidistant
from the ends of a
line
or the extremities of a
figure
the choicest or
most
essential
or
most
vital
part
of
some
idea
or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and
soul
of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
the
object
upon which
interest
and
attention
focuses; "his stories
made
him the
center
of the party"
a
cluster
of
nerve
cells
governing
a
specific
bodily
process; "in
most
people
the
speech
center
is in the
left
hemisphere"
the
middle
of a
military
or
naval
formation; "they had to
reinforce
the center"
(basketball) the
person
who plays
center
on a
basketball
team
(football) the
person
who plays
center
on the
line
of
scrimmage
and snaps the
ball
to the quarterback; "the
center
fumbled the handoff"
a
place
where
some
particular
activity
is concentrated; "they
received
messages from
several
centers"
politically
moderate
persons; centrists
(ice hockey) the
person
who plays
center
on a
hockey
team
the
sweet
central
portion
of a
piece
of
candy
that is
enclosed
in
chocolate
or
some
other
covering
mercantile
establishment
consisting of a
carefully
landscaped
complex
of shops representing
leading
merchandisers;
usually
includes restaurants and a
convenient
parking
area; a
modern
version
of the
traditional
marketplace; "a
good
plaza should
have
a
movie
house"; "they
spent
their weekends at the
local
malls"
the
position
on a
hockey
team
of the
player
who participates in the
face
off at the
beginning
of the
game
(American football) the
position
of the
player
on the
line
of
scrimmage
who puts the
ball
in play; "it is a center's
responsibility
to get the
football
to the quarterback"
a
position
on a
basketball
team
of the
player
who participates in the
jump
that starts the
game
(verb)
center
upon; "Her
entire
attention
centered
on her children"; "Our day
revolved
around
our work"
direct
one's
attention
on something; "Please
focus
on your studies and not on your hobbies"
move
into the center; "That
vase
in the
picture
is not centered"
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