ALL meanings of wheel
wheel
W w - noun wheel a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
- noun wheel any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 1
- noun wheel steering wheel. 1
- noun wheel Nautical. a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. a paddle wheel. a propeller. 1
- noun wheel Informal. a bicycle. 1
- noun wheel a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 1
- noun wheel an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed. 1
- noun wheel a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel. 1
- noun wheel a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs. 1
- noun wheel wheels. moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought. Slang. a personal means of transportation, especially a car. 1
- noun wheel a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights. 1
- noun wheel a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances. 1
- noun wheel (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot. 1
- noun wheel Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel. 1
- verb with object wheel to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis. 1
- verb with object wheel to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction. 1
- verb with object wheel to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out. 1
- verb with object wheel to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels. 1
- verb without object wheel to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot. 1
- verb without object wheel to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above. 1
- verb without object wheel to turn so as to face in a different direction (often followed by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely. 1
- verb without object wheel to change one's opinion or procedure (often followed by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition. 1
- verb without object wheel to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway. 1
- verb without object wheel British Military. to turn: Right wheel! 1
- idioms wheel at the wheel, at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc. in command or control: Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40. 1
- idioms wheel hell on wheels. hell (def 19). 1
- idioms wheel spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail: He spun his wheels on that project for two years. 1
- idioms wheel wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit. 1
- idioms wheel wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result: Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels. 1
- noun wheel A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground. 1
- noun wheel on vehicle 1
- noun wheel steers a ship 1
- noun wheel for steering a vehicle 1
- noun wheel round object, turns 1
- noun wheel car, transportation 1
- noun wheel control of vehicle 1
- intransitive verb wheel turn on axis 1
- transitive verb wheel push sth on wheels 1
- countable noun wheel The wheels of a vehicle are the circular objects which are fixed underneath it and which enable it to move along the ground. 0
- countable noun wheel A wheel is a circular object which forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part. 0
- countable noun wheel The wheel of a car or other vehicle is the circular object that is used to steer it. The wheel is used in expressions to talk about who is driving a vehicle. For example, if someone is at the wheel of a car, they are driving it. 0
- noun plural wheel People sometimes refer to a car as wheels. 0
- verb wheel If you wheel an object that has wheels somewhere, you push it along. 0
- verb wheel If something such as a group of animals or birds wheels, it moves in a circle. 0
- verb wheel If you wheel around, you turn around suddenly where you are standing, often because you are surprised, shocked, or angry. 0
- singular noun wheel You use wheel in expressions such as the wheel of fortune to refer to the changes that take place in life, especially when you are referring to the fact that the same situations occur more than once. 0
- noun plural wheel People talk about the wheels of an organization or system to mean the way in which it operates. 0
- noun wheel 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 0
- noun wheel anything like a wheel in shape or function 0
- noun wheel a device consisting of or resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its principal component 0