Definitions of figure:

• noun:   a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

  Example: "She made the best score on compulsory figures"

• noun:   a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

  Example: "He made a figure of Santa Claus"

• noun:   the impression produced by a person

  Example: "He cut a fine figure"

• noun:   a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
• noun:   a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

  Example: "The area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

• noun:   an amount of money expressed numerically

  Example: "A figure of $17 was suggested"

• noun:   a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
• noun:   the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

  Example: "The figure was about a thousand"

• noun:   a well-known or notable person

  Example: "She is an important figure in modern music"

• noun:   one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers
• noun:   a decorative or artistic work
• noun:   language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
• noun:   alternative names for the body of a human being
• verb:   be or play a part of or in

  Example: "Elections figure prominently in every government program"

• verb:   understand

  Example: "He didn't figure her"

• verb:   judge to be probable
• verb:   make a mathematical calculation or computation
• verb:   imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind