"circle the wagons" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of drawing the wagons of a wagon-train into a circle to protect against attack, and also to keep cattle and other livestock within.",
  "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "circle the wagons"
      },
      "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English predicates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack."
      ],
      "id": "en-circle_the_wagons-en-verb-3du6rWaO",
      "links": [
        [
          "wagon train",
          "wagon train"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "word": "close ranks"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "word": "laager"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism."
      ],
      "id": "en-circle_the_wagons-en-verb-jUVAkbi7",
      "links": [
        [
          "criticism",
          "criticism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-circle the wagons.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "circle the wagons"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English predicates",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of drawing the wagons of a wagon-train into a circle to protect against attack, and also to keep cattle and other livestock within.",
  "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "circle the wagons"
      },
      "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "close ranks"
    },
    {
      "word": "laager"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wagon train",
          "wagon train"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "criticism",
          "criticism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-circle the wagons.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/En-au-circle_the_wagons.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "circle the wagons"
}