free-wheelv.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈwiːl/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌ(h)wil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adv., wheel v.

Etymology: < free adv. + wheel v. (compare wheel v. 9). Compare free wheel n., and also free-wheeling n.

1. intransitive. To ride a bicycle without the use of the pedals, allowing it to proceed under its own momentum, to coast. Of a motor vehicle or its driver: to drive without engaging the clutch. Also: to operate as a free wheel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > cycling > cycle [verb (intransitive)] > coast or freewheel

coast1886

free-wheel1899

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > of wheel: operate [verb (intransitive)] > other actions

ratchet1881

free-wheel1899

pinwheel1907

1899 Sunday State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 5 Nov. 16/6 I find the position of the feet when free wheeling to be one of perfect rest.

1905 Mosquito Aug. 4 They thoroughly enjoyed the ride coming back and free-wheeled the whole way.

1938 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 26/2 Front-Drive Scooter... When the handle is held stationary, the scooter free-wheels for ordinary coasting.

1941 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 62/2 If the helicopter's engine stalls in flight, the main rotor ‘free-wheels’ and continues to turn.

1970 Which? Mar. 83/1 The cutting cylinders of most of the mowers free-wheeled.

1989 E. Dunlop Valley of Deer xi. 61 Leisurely, after the long climb out of the Valley, she free-wheeled down the twisting road.

2004 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) Oct. 81/2 I drove slowly back to Sodawallah's depot, freewheeling down the hills to conserve gas.

2. intransitive. figurative. To proceed without exertion or engagement, or without outside control; to move or act without restraint or concern.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > violate regularity [verb (intransitive)] > act randomly

free-wheel1911

1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match iii. 48 For a moment he was silent—free-wheeling, so to speak, over the pulverised remains of Mr. Winch.

1931 M. De la Bedoyère Drift of Democracy iii. 49 Romanticism glides along free-wheeling wheresoever the mood suggests.

1967 A. Battersby Network Anal. (ed. 2) xiv. 237 He must then ask what is the maximum period for which the project can be allowed to free-wheel without serious departures from the plan occurring.

1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy xx. 110 I freewheel a lot. I get an idea to do something, and, hey, why not, I do it.

1993 J. Major Prize Possession ii. vi. 144 Thus Panama's polities free-wheeled merrily along with only nominal reference to what the United States might think.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	free-wheel
释义	free-wheelv. Brit. /ˌfriːˈwiːl/, U.S. /ˈfriˌ(h)wil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adv., wheel v. Etymology: < free adv. + wheel v. (compare wheel v. 9). Compare free wheel n., and also free-wheeling n. 1. intransitive. To ride a bicycle without the use of the pedals, allowing it to proceed under its own momentum, to coast. Of a motor vehicle or its driver: to drive without engaging the clutch. Also: to operate as a free wheel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > cycle [verb (intransitive)] > coast or freewheel coast1886 free-wheel1899 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > of wheel: operate [verb (intransitive)] > other actions ratchet1881 free-wheel1899 pinwheel1907 1899 Sunday State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 5 Nov. 16/6 I find the position of the feet when free wheeling to be one of perfect rest. 1905 Mosquito Aug. 4 They thoroughly enjoyed the ride coming back and free-wheeled the whole way. 1938 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 26/2 Front-Drive Scooter... When the handle is held stationary, the scooter free-wheels for ordinary coasting. 1941 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 62/2 If the helicopter's engine stalls in flight, the main rotor ‘free-wheels’ and continues to turn. 1970 Which? Mar. 83/1 The cutting cylinders of most of the mowers free-wheeled. 1989 E. Dunlop Valley of Deer xi. 61 Leisurely, after the long climb out of the Valley, she free-wheeled down the twisting road. 2004 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) Oct. 81/2 I drove slowly back to Sodawallah's depot, freewheeling down the hills to conserve gas. 2. intransitive. figurative. To proceed without exertion or engagement, or without outside control; to move or act without restraint or concern. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > violate regularity [verb (intransitive)] > act randomly free-wheel1911 1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match iii. 48 For a moment he was silent—free-wheeling, so to speak, over the pulverised remains of Mr. Winch. 1931 M. De la Bedoyère Drift of Democracy iii. 49 Romanticism glides along free-wheeling wheresoever the mood suggests. 1967 A. Battersby Network Anal. (ed. 2) xiv. 237 He must then ask what is the maximum period for which the project can be allowed to free-wheel without serious departures from the plan occurring. 1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy xx. 110 I freewheel a lot. I get an idea to do something, and, hey, why not, I do it. 1993 J. Major Prize Possession ii. vi. 144 Thus Panama's polities free-wheeled merrily along with only nominal reference to what the United States might think. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1899
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