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Meaning of wheel in English wheelnoun uk /wiːl/ us /wiːl/

wheel noun (ON CAR, MACHINE, etc.)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 [ C ] a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of machines move: I got my bag caught in the wheel of my bicycle. He lost control of his car when a front/rear wheel hit a rock as he approached the first bend. See also Ferris wheel mainly US flywheel specialized waterwheel   Dorling Kindersley/GettyImageson wheels Something that is on wheels has wheels under it so that it can be pulled or pushed along: My suitcase is on wheels so that makes life a little easier. See more the wheel B2 a steering wheel (= a wheel inside a vehicle that the driver turns to make the vehicle go in a particular direction): Keep your hands on the wheel!at the wheel I never feel safe with Richard at the wheel (= driving).behind the wheel Who was behind the wheel (= driving) at the time of the accident?take the wheel Do you think you could take the wheel (= drive) for a couple of hours?   macroworld/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages [ C ] a wooden or metal wheel that is turned to make a ship go in a particular direction   Greg Pease/Stone/GettyImageswheels [ plural ] old-fashioned informal a car: I've got to get some wheels - the buses are way too slow! See more
  • Remember to apply plenty of oil so that the wheel can rotate freely.
  • It was a real job getting the wheel off the bike.
  • The height of the steering wheel is adjustable.
  • I tried to move forwards but the wheels had locked.
  • The piano's on wheels, so we can roll it into the room.
The exterior of vehicles
  • articulated
  • bodywork
  • brake disc
  • brake lining
  • cab
  • disc wheel
  • fifth wheel
  • finny
  • L-plate
  • nearside
  • rear light
  • reflector
  • runner
  • tailgate
  • tire
  • tow bar
  • turn signal
  • wheeled
  • whitewall
  • wiper
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Machines - parts The interior of vehicles Parts of ships & boats

wheel noun (CHEESE)

the circular shape that some cheeses are made in, or a large cheese that is made in a circular shape: What kind of cheese comes in a wheel?wheel of cheese Each winner in the various races wins an eight pound wheel of cheese. Compare truckle
  • You can now find cheese in a block, wheel, cylinder, or even pyramid.
  • Meule - millstone - is the name for a wheel of cheese in the French Jura.
  • In medieval times, cheese wheels were often used as currency because of their value and portability.
Cheese
  • American cheese
  • Asiago
  • blue cheese
  • Brie
  • burrata
  • cottage cheese
  • cream cheese
  • crowdie
  • curd cheese
  • Double Gloucester
  • jack cheese
  • Limburger
  • manchego
  • mascarpone
  • Monterey Jack
  • raclette
  • Reblochon
  • ricotta
  • Romano
  • Roquefort
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See also

fifth wheel third wheel

Idioms

set the wheels in motion wheels within wheels wheelverb uk /wiːl/ us /wiːl/

wheel verb (MOVE ON WHEELS)

[ T usually + adv/prep ] to push an object that has wheels so that it moves in a particular direction: I saw her last night wheeling a buggy along Green Lane. Halfway through the talk someone wheeled in a trolley laden with drinks. Doctors put her on a respirator and wheeled her downstairs to intensive care. [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move around using a wheelchair or similar device with wheels, or on a bicycle: I wheeled along the road, dodging cars. It is difficult to wheel around town on the pavement, because of all the driveways and kerbs. Olympic gold medal-winning cyclists wheeled through our town yesterday as part of The Tour of Britain cycling race. Pushing and shoving
  • bat
  • bat something/someone away phrasal verb
  • boop
  • bring
  • bring someone down phrasal verb
  • bundle
  • dig
  • elbow
  • knock someone down phrasal verb
  • mash
  • peristaltic
  • pie
  • poke
  • rib
  • shoulder
  • shoulder charge
  • shove
  • thrust
  • upend
  • upset
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Transferring and transporting objects Travelling Bicycles

wheel verb (FLY IN CIRCLES)

[ I ] to fly repeatedly in a circular pattern: She watched a flock of seagulls wheeling high above her. Animal (non-human) behaviour
  • accidental
  • aestivate
  • aestivation
  • apex predator
  • at a gallop
  • claw
  • dawn chorus
  • gregariously
  • gregariousness
  • grub
  • hibernation
  • lek
  • migrant
  • migrate
  • peck
  • soar
  • tame
  • territoriality
  • untrained
  • zoomies
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Movement through the air

wheel verb (TURN AROUND)

[ I ] US to turn round quickly: She suddenly wheeled and looked directly at me.wheel on Mike wheeled on Tom and started shouting. Changing direction
  • about turn! idiom
  • about-face
  • bear
  • branch
  • branch off phrasal verb
  • break
  • cut
  • decoy
  • do an about-face
  • do an about-turn
  • excursive
  • excursively
  • flippy
  • regear
  • reverse
  • slew
  • someone's back is turned idiom
  • swerve
  • turn (something) around phrasal verb
  • turn off phrasal verb
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Phrasal verbs

wheel something out wheel round (Definition of wheel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

wheel | American Dictionary

wheelnoun [ C ] us /hwil, wil/

wheel noun [C] (ROUND OBJECT)

Add to word list Add to word list a circular object, connected at the center to a bar, that is used for making vehicles or parts of machines move: the wheel of a bicycle The wheel refers to a steering wheel (= wheel in a vehicle that you turn to make the vehicle go left or right): I never feel safe with Richard behind the wheel (= driving). Would you mind taking the wheel (= driving) for a couple of hours? wheelverb us /hwil, wil/

wheel verb (CHANGE DIRECTION)

[ I always + adv/prep ] to turn around quickly: She wheeled around and slapped his face.

wheel verb (ROUND OBJECT)

[ T always + adv/prep ] to push or pull an object with wheels under it: She was wheeling a stroller in the park. (Definition of wheel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of wheel

wheel The hierarchy at the clinic where the women are checked is also reflected in the different wheels circulating in the medical system. From the Cambridge English Corpus The dust follows a perfect arc as the wheels throw it up and gravity pulls it back down. From the Cambridge English Corpus The contact pressure between the drive wheels and the sphere is generated with pneumatic cylinders and regulated with solenoid valves. From the Cambridge English Corpus The vehicles represented inanimate objects, possessing wheels and more straight line contours. From the Cambridge English Corpus At some point in the 1950s, most manufacturers quietly omitted the wheels. From the Cambridge English Corpus To this family belong the mobile robots - basically legged and wheeled machines - and robot manipulators. From the Cambridge English Corpus The control inputs that govern the null-space motions are the same torques of the two wheels and the two arm motors. From the Cambridge English Corpus There are two motors mounted on the right and left wheels, thereby providing differential driving motion. From the Cambridge English Corpus The corresponding theorem for wheels with negation reads as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus I think in any profession, most of the people will be spinning their wheels, unfortunately. From the Cambridge English Corpus Contour-following control of wheeled mobile robots from here on, kd (d) will be written as kd to simplify notation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Many theoretically challenging properties stem from the so-called non-holonomic constraints imposed by the rolling wheels. From the Cambridge English Corpus The trunk's motion realization must depend on appropriate actuation of each joint and contact forces transformed from wheels. From the Cambridge English Corpus Savage has recorded subjective responses to the city, and these are replayed as the bus ('a small homebase on wheels'?) approaches the relevant sites. From the Cambridge English Corpus The construction of wheels of fractions has the advantage that it need not destroy any structure. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of wheel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with wheel

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alloy wheelOther features included a 20-inch alloy wheel and an outer antenna with edge shape. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. aluminum wheelThe most notable feature was the front cast aluminum wheel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. back wheelIt was a fairly sharp swerve and your son fell over backwards over the side and was run over by the back wheel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with wheel What is the pronunciation of wheel?

Translations of wheel

in Chinese (Traditional) 輪子, 車輪, （船的）舵輪… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 轮子, 车轮, （船的）舵轮… See more in Spanish rueda, timón, dar vueltas… See more in Portuguese roda, voar em círculos, circular… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian चाक/चक्र - मध्यभागी एका दांडीला जोडलेली एक गोलाकार वस्तू, वाहने किंवा यंत्राचे भाग हलवण्यासाठी उपयोगी… See more 車輪, タイヤ… See more tekerlek, çark, tekerlek cinsi şeyler… See more roue [feminine], roue, tour… See more roda… See more wiel, rad, stuur… See more ஒரு வட்ட பொருள் ஒரு தண்டின் மையத்தில் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது, வாகனங்கள் அல்லது இயந்திரங்களின் பகுதிகளை நகர்த்துவதற்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது… See more पहिया… See more ચક્ર, પૈડું… See more hjul, -hjul, (dreje-)skive… See more hjul, [drej]skiva, trissa… See more roda, stereng, menyorong… See more das Rad, die Scheibe, das Steuer… See more hjul [neuter], hjul, skive… See more پہیہ… See more колесо, коло, везти… See more చక్రం… See more চাকা… See more kolo, kruh, volant… See more roda, setir, menjalankan… See more ล้อ, สิ่งที่มีลักษณะเป็นวงกลม, เคลื่อนไปบนล้อ… See more bánh xe, hệ thống bánh xe, đi xe… See more koło, kierownica, pchać… See more 바퀴… See more ruota, volante, pedalare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of wheel

  • big gun
  • Ferris wheel
  • steering wheel
  • big wheel
  • wheel nut
  • color wheel
  • disc wheel
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  • wheel round phrasal verb
  • wheel around phrasal verb
  • wheel something out phrasal verb
  • wheel round, at wheel around phrasal verb
  • wheel around, at wheel round phrasal verb
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  • big fish/cheese/gun/noise/shot/wheel idiom
  • spin the wheel idiom
  • behind the wheel idiom
  • reinvent the wheel idiom
  • put a spoke in someone's wheel idiom
  • the squeaky wheel gets the grease idiom
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  • English   
    • Noun 
      • wheel (ON CAR, MACHINE, etc.)
      • on wheels
      • the wheel
      • wheels
      • wheel (CHEESE)
    • Verb 
      • wheel (MOVE ON WHEELS)
      • wheel (FLY IN CIRCLES)
      • wheel (TURN AROUND)
  • American   
    • Noun 
      • wheel (ROUND OBJECT)
    • Verb 
      • wheel (CHANGE DIRECTION)
      • wheel (ROUND OBJECT)
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