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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wheel /hwil, wil/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a circular frame or disk that can revolve or spin around an inner frame or on an axis, allowing an object to which it is attached to move.
- something like a wheel in shape or function.
- Automotivethe steering wheel of a vehicle.
- wheels, [plural]
- something that causes another action:the wheels of commerce.
- Slang Termsa car:Does anyone have wheels so we can drive to Malibu?
- Informal Termssomeone powerful and influential:a big wheel in the oil business.
v. - to turn, rotate, or revolve;
change direction:[no object]The tanks wheeled and roared off in pursuit. - to move or carry on wheels:[~ + object]They wheeled him off to the emergency room.
- to roll on or as if on wheels;
travel smoothly:[no object]The car wheeled along the highway.
Idioms- Idioms at the wheel:
- at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc.
- in command or control:There is a new president at the wheel.
- Informal Terms, Idioms wheel and deal, [no object] to operate cleverly or craftily, esp. in a bold or showy way, for one's own profit or benefit.
wheeled, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wheel (hwēl, wēl),USA pronunciation n. - a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature:a potter's wheel;roulette wheel;spinning wheel.
- AutomotiveSee steering wheel.
- [Naut.]
- Nauticala circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering:He took the wheel during the storm.
- Nauticala paddle wheel.
- Nauticala propeller.
- Informal Termsa bicycle.
- a round object, decoration, etc.:a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares.
- an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed.
- a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning;
pinwheel. - a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs.
- wheels:
- moving, propelling, or animating agencies:the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought.
- Slang Termsa personal means of transportation, esp. a car.
- a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression:the wheel of days and nights.
- a wheeling or circular movement:the intricate wheels of the folk dances.
- (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot.
- Informal Termssomeone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.;
an important person:a big wheel. - at the wheel:
- at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc.
- in command or control:Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40.
- hell on wheels. See hell (def. 16).
- Informal Terms spin one's wheels, to expend or waste effort to no avail:He spun his wheels on that project for two years.
- wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result:Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels.
v.t. - to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis.
- to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction.
- to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.:The servants wheel the tables out.
- Automotiveto provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels.
v.i. - to turn on or as on an axis or about a center;
revolve, rotate, or pivot. - to move in a circular or curving course:pigeons wheeling above.
- to turn so as to face in a different direction (often fol. by about or around):He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely.
- to change one's opinion or procedure (often fol. by about or around):He wheeled around and argued for the opposition.
- to roll along on or as on wheels;
travel along smoothly:The car wheeled along the highway. - British Terms, Militaryto turn:Right wheel!
- Informal Terms wheel and deal, to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal
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