wheel

²wheel

verb

Definition of WHEEL

intransitive verb

1

: to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve

2

: to change direction as if revolving on a pivot <the battalion would have wheeled to the flank — Walter Bernstein> <her mind will wheel around to the other extreme — Liam O'Flaherty> <wheeled to face her opponent>

3

: to move or extend in a circle or curve <birds in wheeling flight> <valleys where young cotton wheeled slowly in fanlike rows — William Faulkner>

4

: to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle

transitive verb

1

: to cause to turn on or as if on an axis : rotate

2

: to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle <wheeled the patient back to his room> <wheeled the car into the driveway> <wheel in the experts>

3

: to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot

4

: to make or perform in a circle or curve

— wheel and deal

: to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly

Examples of WHEEL

1. Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room.
2. He wheeled his motorcycle into the garage.
3. Our waiter wheeled out a small dessert cart.
4. She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.

First Known Use of WHEEL

13th century

Related to WHEEL

Synonyms: deflect, divert, redirect, swing, veer, turn, whip

Antonyms: straighten

Related Words: avert, deviate, move, rechannel, shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer; swivel, twist, whirl, zigzag; bend, curve, sway; reverse, turn back

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