Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwEol; akin to Old Norse hvEl wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Skt cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders
Pronunciation : 'hwE(&)l, 'wE(&)l
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. circle which revolves on an axis; steering wheel; disk, drum; spin; rotation; cycling. rotate; spin; turn around; change direction, direct; turn; move something that is placed on wheels. wheel\wheel\ , n. [oe. wheel, hweol, as. hwe?l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to d. wiel, icel. hvēl, gr. ky`klos, skr. cakra; cf. icel. hjōl, dan. hiul, sw. hjul. ?218. cf. cycle, cyclopedia.].
2. a circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. the gasping charioteer beneath the wheel of his own car.
3. any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. specifically: (a) a spinning wheel. see:
under spinning. (b) an instrument of torture formerly used. his examination is like that which is made by the rack and wheel.note: this mode of torture is said to have been first employed in germany, in the fourteenth century. the criminal was laid on a cart wheel with his legs and arms extended, and his limbs in that posture were fractured with an iron bar. in france, where its use was restricted to the most atrocious crimes, the criminal was first laid on a frame of wood in the form of a st. andrew's cross, with grooves cut transversely in it above and below the knees and elbows, and the executioner struck eight blows with an iron bar, so as to break the limbs in those places, sometimes finishing by two or three blows on the chest or stomach, which usually put an end to the life of the criminal, and were hence called coups-de-grace -- blows of mercy. the criminal was then unbound, and laid on a small wheel, with his face upward, and his arms and legs doubled under him, there to expire, if he had survived the previous treatment. (c) (naut.) a circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. (d) (pottery) a potter's wheel. see:
under potter. then i went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. xviii.
4. turn, turn, my wheel! this earthen jar a touch can make, a touch can mar. (e) (pyrotechny) a firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. (f) (poetry) the burden or refrain of a song.note: "this meaning has a low degree of authority, but is supposed from the context in the few cases where the word is found." you must sing a-down a-down, an you call him a-down-a. o, how the wheel becomes it!.
5. a bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
6. a rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
7. a turn revolution; rotation; compass. according to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. [he] throws his steep flight in many an aëry wheel.
8. A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc.
9. Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel.
10. A spinning wheel.
11. See under Spinning.
12. An instrument of torture formerly used.
13. A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering.
14. A potter's wheel.
15. See under Potter.
16. A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases.
17. The burden or refrain of a song.
18. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
19. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
20. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
21. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.
22. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.
23. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.
24. To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
25. To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
26. To roll forward. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes that can rotate on a shaft or axle a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" wheel somebody or something.
27. 1. The wheels of a vehicle are the circular objects which are fixed underneath it and which enable it to move along the ground. The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road. Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily. a trolley on wheels The stove is on wheels so it can be shuffled around easily.
28. A wheel is a circular object which forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part. an eighteenth century mill with a water wheel.
29. The wheel of a car or other vehicle is the circular object that is used to steer it. The wheel is used in expressions to talk about who is driving a vehicle. For example, if someone is at the wheel of a car, they are driving it. My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage Roberto handed Flynn the keys and let him take the wheel. = steering wheel.
30. If you wheel an object that has wheels somewhere, you push it along. He wheeled his bike into the alley at the side of the house They wheeled her out on the stretcher.
31. If something such as a group of animals or birds wheels, it moves in a circle. A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
32. If you wheel around, you turn around suddenly where you are standing, often because you are surprised, shocked, or angry. He wheeled around to face her.
33. People talk about the wheels of an organization or system to mean the way in which it operates. He knows the wheels of administration turn slowly. to oil the wheels: see:
oil see also Catherine wheel, meals on wheels, potter's wheel, spare wheel, spinning wheel, steering wheel, water wheel. Circular frame of hard material capable of turning on an axle. Wheels may be solid, partly solid, or spoked. The oldest known wheel was a wooden disk of planks held together by crosspieces. A pottery wheel or turntable was developed 3500 BC in Mesopotamia. The spoked wheel appeared 2000 BC on chariots in Asia Minor. Later developments included iron hubs that turned on greased axles. Perhaps the most important invention in human history, the wheel was essential to developing civilizations, and has remained essential to power generation, transportation, industrial manufacturing, and countless other applications. prayer wheel spinning wheel wheel lock.
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