Anticlockwise means turning against the way the hands of a clock go. Turn it anticlockwise, run anticlockwise, an anticlockwise circle.
It is the British word, and Americans say counterclockwise for exactly the same direction. Almost every screw and lid loosens anticlockwise, which is worth remembering when one will not shift.
1adverbanticlockwiseTurning against the way clock hands go.
“Turn the cap anticlockwise to loosen it.”
anticlockwise is a direction.
Also accepted in games: counterclockwise
From anti- + clockwise.
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