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Meaning ofwheelin English

wheel

uk//wiːl//

Pluralwheels
Past Tensewheeled
Participle Verbwheeling
Third Person Singularwheels

Definitions

Noun
1. a circular device for movement; transportation
2. a device for steering vehicles; ships
3. a tool for spinning; pottery
  The potter used a wheel to shape the clay.
4. a person with great power; influence
  The business leader was a big wheel in the company.
5. a poker hand with ace-2-3-4-5
  The player was excited to have a wheel in the poker game.
6. a circular body; rolling or revolving object
  The car's wheel was damaged in the accident.
7. a vehicle's steering mechanism (informal)
  The driver adjusted the wheel to steer the car straight.
8. a nautical instrument for steering vessels
  The captain used the wheel to navigate the ship through the harbor.
9. a cyclical course of events; repetition
  The company's sales followed a wheel of seasonal fluctuations.
Verb
1. to roll something on wheels
  The factory workers used a forklift to wheel the heavy crates across the warehouse.
2. to turn quickly; change direction
  The car had to wheel sharply to avoid the pedestrian.
3. to put into rotating motion; revolve around
  The astronaut learned how to wheel the spacecraft around the planet.

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