Noun
The car's rear wheels started to spin on the icy road.
the wheels of a train
a suitcase with wheels on the bottom
a wheel of cheddar cheese Verb
Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room.
He wheeled his motorcycle into the garage.
Our waiter wheeled out a small dessert cart.
She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.
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These are integrated across the grille, doors, tailgate, wheel caps, and inside, with matching stitching and dash décor.—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025 Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hundreds of pups registered to be part of the parade, including PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest 2025 winner, Bastian, who wheeled through the route with his colorful and fluffy Lorax costume.—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Troy Taormina / Imagn Kansas City Current forward and Malawi international Temwa Chawinga was wheeled off the pitch with a right leg injury in the first half of her team’s away match against the Houston Dash on Saturday evening.—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheel
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Skt cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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