wheel
weel
- n a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
- n a handwheel that is used for steering
- n forces that provide energy and direction
the wheels of government began to turn - n a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
- n game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
- n an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- n a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- v change directions as if revolving on a pivot
They wheeled their horses around and left - v wheel somebody or something
- v move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- v ride a bicycle
- A wheel without an inflated tire may seem old-fashionedthink wooden buggy wheelsbut the Tweel from Michelin is anything but retro.
- Welding in some bits to a 1910 Overland and adding two more axles and four more guncart-style wheels, Reeves created the OctoAuto, proudly displaying it at the inaugural .
- Deprived of wings, the Dymaxion was a three-wheel, ground-bound zeppelin, with a huge levered A-arm carrying the rear wheel, which swiveled like the tail wheel of an airplane.