wheel

From Old English 'hweol', related to Old High German 'hwiel', and Latin 'rota'.

NOUN (1)
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車輪 literal / ホイール loanword / 回転体 literal / wheel-like object untranslatable (This phrase is used when referring to objects that resemble a wheel but do not have a direct equivalent in Japanese.)
Synonyms disk neutral , circle neutral , wheel-like object neutral

A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move along.

plural
wheels
  • The car spun its wheels on the icy road. — The car's tires lost traction on the slippery surface.
  • A bicycle has two wheels. — A bicycle is equipped with two circular rotating parts for movement.
  • The potter shaped the clay on a spinning wheel. — The craftsman used a rotating disc to form the ceramic.
VERB (1)
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回す literal / 回転させる literal / 移動させる neutral
Synonyms turn neutral , rotate neutral
Antonyms stop

To push or pull (something that has wheels).

past present_participle
wheeled wheeling
  • She wheeled the shopping cart down the aisle. — She pushed the grocery cart along the passageway.
  • The nurse wheeled the patient's bed into the operating room. — The nurse moved the patient's bed, which was on wheels, into the surgery room.