wheel

/wiːl/
verb
  1. To push or pull something that has wheels.
    • The nurse wheeled the patient into the operating room.
    • He wheeled his bicycle out of the garage.
    • She wheeled the shopping cart through the aisles.
  2. To turn or change direction suddenly.
    • The bird wheeled in the sky and flew south.
    • The soldiers wheeled to the left in perfect formation.
    • He wheeled around when he heard his name called.
noun
  1. A circular object that turns around an axle and is used to move vehicles or machinery.
    • A bicycle has two wheels, while a tricycle has three.
    • The car's front wheel got stuck in the mud.
    • The potter shaped the clay on a spinning wheel.
  2. A steering wheel of a vehicle.
    • He let his son sit behind the wheel of the parked car.
    • She gripped the wheel tightly as she drove through the storm.
    • The driver kept both hands on the wheel at all times.
  3. A circular object used in games of chance, such as a roulette wheel or a prize wheel.
    • The game show contestant spun the big wheel to win a prize.
    • A roulette wheel has numbered slots from 0 to 36.
    • They spun the wheel to decide who would go first.
What does "wheel" mean? | whatsthatwordmean | whatsthatwordmean