Definitions For Center

noun

• A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
• The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
• A building dedicated to a particular activity
• The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
• 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 cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
• The object upon which interest and attention focuses
• The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
• Politically moderate persons; centrists
• The middle of a military or naval formation
• A place where some particular activity is concentrated
• A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
• An area that is approximately central within some larger region
• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
• The middle point or part of something
• A person or thing that is causing a lot of interest, argument, etc.
• The position of a person or thing that is causing a lot of interest, argument, etc.

verb

• Direct one's attention on something
• Move into the center
• Center upon
• To place (something) in the middle of something
• To be mainly concerned about or involved with someone or something
• To cause (something) to be mainly concerned about or involved with something

adjective

• Equally distant from the extremes

adjective

• Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually