circle the wagons (English, verb)
expansion: circle the wagons (third-person singular simple present circles the wagons, present participle circling the wagons, simple past and past participle circled the wagons)
Senses:
glosses: To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.
glosses: To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: circles the wagons
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: circling the wagons
tags: participle
present
form: circled the wagons
tags: participle
past
form: circled the wagons
tags: past
form: circle one's wagons
tags: alternative