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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cart•wheel /ˈkɑrtˌhwil, -ˌwil/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sportan acrobatic movement in which a standing person turns and throws the body down and sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet.
v. [no object] - to perform cartwheels:She cartwheeled down the hill.
- to roll forward end over end:The flaming plane cartwheeled into the sea.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cart•wheel (kärt′hwēl′, -wēl′),USA pronunciation n. - Transportthe wheel of a cart.
- Sportan 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 Termsany large coin, esp. a U.S. silver dollar.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]an amphetamine tablet.
v.i. - to roll forward end over end:The skier took a sudden spill and cartwheeled down the slope.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see cart, wheel
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