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
intransitive verb
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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Diners can call ahead to request one of floral designer Deana Nguyen’s freewheeling arrangements at their table, or you can take one home without stopping for a bite.
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The whole point of the haircut is to embrace two extremes and Boyega is doing that with those impeccably tight sides and freewheeling length on top.
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Priebus was never truly empowered as chief of staff to control the White House, a product perhaps of Trump’s freewheeling management style.
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There was a lot to unpack in President Donald Trump’s freewheeling New York Times interview last week, but one part that attracted little notice featured Ivanka Trump’s five-year-old daughter, Arabella.
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The cocktails are considered, as is the decor (a lone photo of Morrissey, a splash or two of craft-chic geometric patterns), while Whitener’s menu is freewheeling.
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The goal is to set a new course after controversies ignited by freewheeling spending and allegations of self-dealing and cronyism under former President James Ramsey.
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More: U of L Foundation fires former Ramsey aide Kathleen Smith Related: What will U of L Foundation board do to address freewheeling spending?
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Two decades later, predictions that the communist mainland would become more like freewheeling Hong Kong have proven false.
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First Known Use of freewheel
1899
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