wheel
/wil/IPA: /W IY1 L/
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A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
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The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
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A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
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The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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A wheelrim.
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A round portion of cheese.
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A Catherine wheel firework.
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A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
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A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
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A recurring or cyclical course of events.
“the wheel of life”
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A dollar.
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A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
Synonyms
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To roll along on wheels.
“Wheel that trolley over here, would you?”
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To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
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To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
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To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
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To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
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To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
“The vulture wheeled above us.”
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To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
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