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Noun wheel has 6 senses
- wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
--1 is a kind of machine, simple machine
--1 is a part of wheeled vehicle
--1 has parts: felloe, felly; rim
--1 has particulars: | balance wheel, balance; bicycle wheel; buffing wheel; cartwheel; car wheel; daisy print wheel, daisy wheel; driving wheel; gear, gear wheel, cogwheel; grinding wheel, emery wheel; handwheel; nosewheel; paddlewheel, paddle wheel; potter's wheel; ratchet wheel; roller; roulette, toothed wheel; rowel; sprocket, sprocket wheel; trundle; wagon wheel; waterwheel, water wheel; waterwheel, water wheel |
- steering wheel, wheel - a handwheel that is used for steering
--2 is a kind of handwheel
--2 is a part of steering system, steering mechanism
- wheel - a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
--3 is a kind of helm
- roulette wheel, wheel - game equipment consisting of a rotating wheel with slots that is used for gambling; players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
--4 is a kind of game equipment
- rack, wheel - an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
--5 is a kind of instrument of torture
- bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
--6 is a kind of wheeled vehicle
--6 has parts:
--6 has particulars:
Verb wheel has 4 senses
- wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"
--1 is one way to revolve, go around, rotate
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- wheel, wheel around - wheel somebody or something
--2 is one way to transport
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- wheel, roll - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
--3 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel - ride a bicycle
--4 is one way to ride
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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