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wheel

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Synonyms: heel, whee, wheek, wheal, weel, awheel, wheen, sheel, gheel, bheel, theel

Antonyms: heel, whee, wheek, wheal, weel, awheel, wheen, sheel, gheel, bheel, theel

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q446}}A circular device capable of rotating on its [[axis]], facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
  2. The [[breaking wheel]], an old instrument of [[torture]].
  3. {{lb|en|slang}} A person with a great deal of [[power]] or [[influence]]; a [[big wheel]].
  4. {{lb|en|poker slang}} The lowest [[straight]] in [[poker]]: ace-2-3-4-5.
  5. {{lb|en|poker slang}} The best low [[hand]] in {{w|Lowball (poker)|Lowball}} or {{w|High-low split}} poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the [[variant]].
  6. {{lb|en|automotive}} A [[wheelrim]].
  7. A [[round]] portion of [[cheese]].
  8. A [[Catherine wheel]] [[firework]].
  9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
  10. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
  11. {{lb|en|figurative}} A recurring or cyclical course of events.
  12. {{lb|en|figurative}} The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[roll]] along on wheels.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transport]] something or someone using any [[wheeled]] mechanism, such as a [[wheelchair]].
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To ride a [[bicycle]] or [[tricycle]].
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a circular movement.
  5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move smoothly and easily, as if on wheels.
  6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To change direction quickly, [[turn]], [[pivot]], [[whirl]], [[wheel around]].
  7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to change direction quickly, [[turn]].
  8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
  9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
  10. {{lb|en|intransitive|grime music}} To [[reload]] a track; to play a [[wheel-up]].
  11. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[execute]] (a person) using the [[breaking wheel]].

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