wheel

A round part that turns to help a vehicle move or a machine work.

• The bike has a broken wheel.
• All four wheels need new tyres.
• A small wheel turns inside the machine.

Common phrases: front wheel, bicycle wheel, wheel of something

The round part you turn to control the direction of a car or other vehicle.

• Keep both hands on the wheel.
• She spent six hours behind the wheel.
• He fell asleep at the wheel.

Similar words: steering wheel

Common phrases: steering wheel, at the wheel, behind the wheel

A series of events that keeps repeating, like a circle with no end.

• The wheel of life keeps turning.
• The wheel of fortune turned against the king.
• She saw history as an endless wheel.

Similar words: cycle

Common phrases: wheel of life, wheel of fortune

To move someone or something using a chair, bed, cart, or other equipment with round turning parts.

• The nurse wheeled him outside.
• We wheeled our luggage through the airport.
• Can you wheel this bed into the ward?

How to use it: wheel someone/something into/out of somewhere (They wheeled the patient into the room.)

Common phrases: wheel someone inside, wheel something away, wheel someone into

To move in large circles, especially while flying.

• Gulls wheel above the boats.
• An eagle wheeled high in the sky.
• The birds were wheeling over the cliffs.

Similar words: circle

Common phrases: wheel overhead, wheel above something, wheel in circles

To move along on round turning parts, or push something so it moves this way.

• Wheel the cart over here.
• He wheeled his bike home.
• The suitcase wheeled smoothly along the path.

How to use it: wheel something to somewhere (She wheeled her bike to the garage.)

Similar words: roll

Common phrases: wheel something over, wheel along, wheel something home

To move a body part or object in a circle.

• His arms wheeled in the air.
• She wheeled one arm to signal the boat.
• The blades wheeled slowly in the wind.

Similar words: rotate

Common phrases: wheel around, wheel in circles