wheel
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,894 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,701 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- change directions as if revolving on a pivot also: wheel around They wheeled their horses around and left
- wheel somebody or something also: wheel around
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle also: roll The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
- ride a bicycle also: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal
noun
- a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
- a handwheel that is used for steering also: steering wheel
- forces that provide energy and direction the wheels of government began to turn
- a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
wheel in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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That man is bound to be killed by a wheel runnin' over him.
Betty at Fort Blizzard · Molly Elliot Seawell · Chapter 1
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We selected a stateroom forward of the wheel, on the starboard side, "below decks."
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 2
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Again the barren rocks and the grim, forbidding hills echoed the loud sound of wheel and hoof.
The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1
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He took one hand from the wheel and waved until they were out of sight down a curve in the road.
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1
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Just lay in the road with your wheel by your side and act like you had a fall an' was hurt.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1