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wheel
[ weel, hweel ]
noun
- a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Informal. a bicycle.
- a round object, decoration, etc.:
a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares.
- an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed.
- a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel.
- a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs.
- wheels,
- moving, propelling, or animating agencies:
the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought.
- Slang. a personal means of transportation, especially a car.
- a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression:
the wheel of days and nights.
- a wheeling or circular movement:
the intricate wheels of the folk dances.
- (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot.
- Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person:
a big wheel.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis.
- to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction.
- to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.:
The servants wheel the tables out.
- to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels.
verb (used without object)
- to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot.
- to move in a circular or curving course:
pigeons wheeling above.
- to turn so as to face in a different direction (often followed by about or around ):
He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely.
- to change one's opinion or procedure (often followed by about or around ):
He wheeled around and argued for the opposition.
- to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly:
The car wheeled along the highway.
- British Military. to turn:
Right wheel!
wheel
/ 飞颈藧濒 /
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 water wheel
a steering wheel
- the wheela medieval torture consisting of a wheel to which the victim was tied and then had his limbs struck and broken by an iron bar
- 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 bob 2
- the disc in which the ball is spun in roulette
- an informal word for bicycle
- archaic.a refrain
- informal.a person of great influence (esp in the phrase big wheel )
- at the wheel
- driving or steering a vehicle or vessel
- in charge
verb
- whenintr 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
- introften foll byabout to change one's mind or opinion
- wheel and deal informal.to be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests
Derived Forms
- 藞飞丑别别濒-濒别蝉蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 飞丑别别濒路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- 耻苍路诲别谤路飞丑别别濒 noun
- 耻苍路飞丑别别濒 verb (used with object)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wheel1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wheel1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
- spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail:
He spun his wheels on that project for two years.
- wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit.
- 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.
- hell on wheels. hell ( def 19 ).
More idioms and phrases containing wheel
- asleep at the switch (wheel)
- at the wheel
- big cheese (wheel)
- cog in the wheel
- fifth wheel
- grease (oil) the wheels
- hell on wheels
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- reinvent the wheel
- set (wheels) in motion
- spin one's wheels
- squeaky wheel gets the grease
Example Sentences
The bus driver, who has been detained, said he had fallen asleep at the wheel, police told AFP, adding that four children were among the dead.
It would be easy to say the wheels have come off at Aston Villa, wouldn't it?
Wear the graphic tees as a badge of honor, or like the shirt says 鈥 鈥渢ill the wheels fall off.鈥
It said it had inspected the system fitted to the train heading to Aberystwyth, which automatically sprays sand via hoses when a wheel slide is detected during braking in a bid to generate more friction.
Car parts are cleverly woven into the decor, with vintage grills and steering wheels displayed as industrial artwork, while stacked tires serve as the base for glass-top tables.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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