Wheel | Mean of wheel in English Dictionary
/ˈwiːl/
- Noun
- one of the round parts underneath a car, wagon, etc., that rolls and allows something to move
- The car's rear wheels started to spin on the icy road.
- the wheels of a train/airplane
- a bicycle wheel
- a suitcase with wheels on the bottom
- a hard, round object that turns and causes machinery or a mechanical device to move
- You could almost see the wheels turning in his head. [=you could almost see him thinking about how to do something]
- something that is round like a wheel or that turns like a wheel
- a wheel of cheddar cheese
- an essential or functioning part of an organization, process, etc.
- the wheels of government
- They hoped that the tax cuts would grease the wheels of the economy. [=would help the economy work better]
- With today's announcement, she has set the wheels in motion for a run for the presidency. [=she has begun to run for president]
- an important person in an organization
- He's a big wheel [=bigwig] at the company.
- a situation that is complex and difficult to deal with because it involves many different things
- The problem seems simple at first, but there are wheels within wheels.
- Verb
- to move (someone or something) on a vehicle that has wheels
- Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room.
- Management wheeled in the experts [=management hired a group of experts] to study the matter further.
- to push (something) that has wheels on it
- He wheeled his motorcycle into the garage.
- Our waiter wheeled out a small dessert cart.
- She wheeled out [=offered] the same old excuse for being late.
- to turn quickly and face a different direction
- She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.
- to move in a circle or curve
- Seagulls wheeled overhead.
- to make deals or agreements in business or politics in a skillful and sometimes dishonest way
- There was a lot of wheeling and dealing going on at the convention.