cartwheel

[ kahrt-hweel, -weel ]

/ ˈkɑrtˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

noun

the wheel of a cart.

an acrobatic feat in which a person starts from a standing position, with arms extended, and wheels the body sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet and usually repeating this in a series.

Slang. any large coin, especially a U.S. silver dollar.

Slang. an amphetamine tablet.

verb (used without object)

to roll forward end over end: The skier took a sudden spill and cartwheeled down the slope.

Origin of cartwheel

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cart, wheel

OTHER WORDS FROM cartwheel

cartwheeler, noun

Words nearby cartwheel

cartridge clip, cartridge paper, cartridge pen, cart track, cartulary, cartwheel, cartwheel flower, Cartwright, Caruaru, carucate, caruncle

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Example sentences from the Web for cartwheel

Wine and beer we have in plenty in the cellar, and the cheese I shall cut is as a cartwheel for bigness.
Not Quite Eighteen|Susan Coolidge
He gave a shriek and dodged back, and a cartwheel shaved him narrowly.
The War of the Worlds|H. G. Wells
He finally got on his stomach and spun aroun' like a cartwheel and that was how he found his gun.
The Long Dim Trail|Forrestine C. Hooker
Say, you haven't got a cartwheel instead of this wrapping paper, have you?
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis

Serious accident; a cartwheel passes over The Widow's child.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for cartwheel

cartwheel

/ (ˈkɑːtˌwiːl) /

noun

the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres

an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched

US slang a large coin, esp the silver dollar

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cartwheel
释义	cartwheel [ kahrt-hweel, -weel ] / ˈkɑrtˌʰwil, -ˌwil / noun the wheel of a cart. an acrobatic feat in which a person starts from a standing position, with arms extended, and wheels the body sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet and usually repeating this in a series. Slang. any large coin, especially a U.S. silver dollar. Slang. an amphetamine tablet. verb (used without object) to roll forward end over end: The skier took a sudden spill and cartwheeled down the slope. Origin of cartwheel Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cart, wheel OTHER WORDS FROM cartwheel cartwheeler, noun Words nearby cartwheel cartridge clip, cartridge paper, cartridge pen, cart track, cartulary, cartwheel, cartwheel flower, Cartwright, Caruaru, carucate, caruncle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cartwheel Wine and beer we have in plenty in the cellar, and the cheese I shall cut is as a cartwheel for bigness. Not Quite Eighteen\|Susan Coolidge He gave a shriek and dodged back, and a cartwheel shaved him narrowly. The War of the Worlds\|H. G. Wells He finally got on his stomach and spun aroun' like a cartwheel and that was how he found his gun. The Long Dim Trail\|Forrestine C. Hooker Say, you haven't got a cartwheel instead of this wrapping paper, have you? Free Air\|Sinclair Lewis Serious accident; a cartwheel passes over The Widow's child. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Thomas Mitchell British Dictionary definitions for cartwheel cartwheel / (ˈkɑːtˌwiːl) / noun the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched US slang a large coin, esp the silver dollar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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