performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus";
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere";
a genus of haws comprising the harriers;
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus";
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games;
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus";
