cartwheel

/ˈkɑːrtˌwil/
verb
  1. To perform a cartwheel.
    • The kids love to cartwheel across the lawn.
    • He tried to cartwheel but lost his balance.
    • She can cartwheel all the way down the hallway.
  2. To move or spin in a way that resembles a cartwheel, often referring to a vehicle or object flipping over sideways.
    • The car hit the curb and began to cartwheel across the road.
    • The toy truck cartwheeled down the hill after hitting a rock.
    • The stunt plane cartwheeled through the air before recovering.
noun
  1. A gymnastic move in which a person rotates sideways with arms and legs extended, moving hands and feet in a circle.
    • The children practiced doing a cartwheel on the grass.
    • She landed a perfect cartwheel during the gymnastics competition.
    • He tried to do a cartwheel but fell over halfway through.
  2. A large, old-fashioned coin, especially a silver dollar.
    • My grandfather gave me a silver cartwheel from the 1800s.
    • She found an old cartwheel in a box of family heirlooms.
    • The collector paid a high price for the rare cartwheel coin.
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