wheedling
wheedling

wheel


Definition: Meaning of, wheel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wiːl /

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wheel wheels
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  1. on a vehicle one of the round things under a car, bus, bicycle etc that turns when it moves
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  2. for controlling a vehicle [usually singular] the round piece of equipment that you turn to make a car, ship etc move in a particular direction
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  3. in a machine a flat round part in a machine that turns round when the machine operates
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  4. the wheels of something the way in which a complicated organization, system etc works
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  5. the wheel of fortune/life/time etc the way in which things change in life, or in which the same things seem to happen again after a period of time
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  6. (set of) wheels spoken a car
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  7. wheels within wheels spoken used to say that a situation is complicated and difficult to understand because it involves processes and decisions that you know nothing about
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  8. set the wheels in motion/set the wheels turning to make a particular process start
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  9. a/the big wheel informal an important person
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
wheel wheeled wheeled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
wheeling wheels
  1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push something that has wheels somewhere
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  2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move someone or something that is in or on something that has wheels
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  3. [intransitive] if birds or planes wheel, they fly around in circles
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  4. [intransitive] to turn around suddenly
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  5. wheel and deal to do a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals, especially in politics or business
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wheel used in phrases

  • Ferris wheel (noun)
    1. a very large upright wheel with seats on it for people to ride on in an AMUSEMENT PARK [=  big wheel British English]
  • balance wheel (noun)
    1. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
  • bicycle wheel (noun)
    1. the wheel of a bicycle
  • big wheel (noun)
    1. a machine used in AMUSEMENT PARK s, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, which turns round slowly [=  ferris wheel]
  • buffing wheel (noun)
    1. a wheel that is covered with soft material
  • car wheel (noun)
    1. a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car
  • catherine wheel (noun)
    1. a round flat FIREWORK that spins around as it burns
  • color wheel (noun)
    1. or their names a chart in which complementary colors are arranged on opposite sides of a circle
  • colour wheel (noun)
    1. or their names a chart in which complementary colours are arranged on opposite sides of a circle
  • daisy print wheel (noun)
    1. a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
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wheel used in phrasal verbs

  • wheel around (phrasal verb)
    1. to turn around quickly where you are standing
  • wheel out (phrasal verb)
    1. to mention or to use someone or something that has been mentioned or used many times before, often so many times that people are now bored with them
    2. to show people something new, or to make something new available, for the first time
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Parts of Speech: noun
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