Definition of freewheel
: a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped
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First Known Use of freewheel
1899
Definition of freewheel
1
: to roll along freely independent of a gear
2
: to move, live, or play freely or irresponsibly
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freewheeler
nounRecent Examples of freewheel from the Web
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With its rotors freewheeling in the airstream, Vance aimed the chopper in that direction.
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Together with her director, Ms. Terajima fills up that emptiness with deep, then deeper waves of feeling, and escalating, freewheeling comedy.
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On Taobao, the freewheeling online marketplace, vendors began selling T-shirts and cellphone cases bearing her image.
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Imagine what Bill Maher can do with that news on freewheeling HBO.
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The first four hours are largely spent freewheeling, setting up character archetypes and interpersonal relationships that could be intuited without so much emphasis.
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Indoor Skydiving at iFly Hollywood at Universal Citywalk gives you the freewheeling feel of flying (or being suspended on a cushion of air) without the fear factor.
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The best advice may be to get him out of New Jersey and stick him with a head coach who can reign in Wilkerson’s freewheeling tendencies.
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The Troubies keep their humor freewheeling and their stagecraft as playfully obvious as possible.
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First Known Use of freewheel
1899
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