cartwheel
/ˈkɑːrtˌwil/
verb
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.