wheel (wiːl
)
Definitions
noun
- a solid disc, or a circular rim joined to a hub by radial or tangential spokes, that is mounted on a shaft about which it can turn, as in vehicles and machines
- anything like a wheel in shape or function
- a device consisting of or resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its principal component ⇒
a steering wheel
a water wheel
- See the wheel
- short for wheel of fortune , potter's wheel
- the act of turning
- a pivoting movement of troops, ships, etc
- a type of firework coiled to make it rotate when let off
- a set of short rhyming lines, usually four or five in number, forming the concluding part of a stanza Compare bob2 (sense 7)
- the disc in which the ball is spun in roulette
- US Canadian an informal word for bicycle
- archaic a refrain
- informal mainly US Canadian a person of great influence (esp in the phrase big wheel)
- See at the wheel
verb
- intr sometimes foll by about or round to turn or cause to turn on or as if on an axis
- to move or cause to move on or as if on wheels; roll
- (tr) to perform with or in a circular movement
- (tr) to provide with a wheel or wheels
- (intr) about to change one's mind or opinion
- See wheel and deal
See also
wheelsAlternative Forms
ˈwheel-less adjectiveWord Origin
Old English hweol, hweowol; related to Old Norse hvēl, Greek kuklos, Middle Low German wēl, Dutch wielTranslations
- British English:
wheel
A wheel is a circular object which turns round on a rod attached to its centre. Wheels are fixed underneath vehicles so that they can move along.The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil.wiːl NOUN The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil.
- Spanish:
rueda
nf
- French:
roue
nf
- German:
Rad
nnt Räder
- Chinese: 轮子 n
- Arabic: عَجَلَة n
- Portuguese: roda nf
- Russian: колесо nnt
- Croatian: kotač nm
- Czech: kolo nnt
- Danish: hjul nnt
- Dutch: wiel nnt
- Finnish: pyörä n
- Greek: τροχός nm
- Italian: ruota nf
- Japanese: 車輪 n
- Korean: 바퀴 n
- Norwegian: hjul nnt
- Polish: koło nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: roda nf
- European Spanish:
rueda
nf
- Swedish: hjul nnt
- Thai: ฬวงมาลัย n
- Turkish: tekerlek n
- Vietnamese: bánh xe n
Usage examples
He glimpsed a dark shape, a big vehicle and an indistinct figure behind the wheel.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)The hope is to develop a clinical test that physicians could use to screen people who should not get behind the wheel.
Globe and Mail (2003)There were many more people killed through drink driving, falling asleep at the wheel or irresponsible driving.
Glasgow Herald (2002)The well housing the steering wheel had split open like a crevasse.
, FATAL STORM (2001)