wheel

noun

plural wheels

[count] 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.

a suitcase with wheels on the bottom - see also training wheels

a hard, round object that turns and causes machinery or a mechanical device to move - sometimes used figuratively

You could almost see the wheels turning in his head. [=you could almost see him thinking about how to do something] - see also flywheel, paddle wheel, waterwheel

[count] :steering wheel

She fell asleep at the wheel. [=she fell asleep while she was driving]

He got behind the wheel [=he sat in the driver's seat] and sped off.

I was nervous my first time behind the wheel. [=my first time driving a car]

My sister offered to take the wheel. [=offered to drive]

[count] :something that is round like a wheel or that turns like a wheel

a wheel of cheddar cheese - see also cartwheel, ferris wheel, pinwheel, potter's wheel, prayer wheel, spinning wheel

[count] an essential or functioning part of an organization, process, etc. - usually plural

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]

b informal :an important person in an organization

He's a big wheel [=bigwig] at the company.

wheels [plural] slang :car

I couldn't get around easily without my wheels.

She has a nice set of wheels. [=she has a nice car]

a/the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil

used to say that someone who complains or causes problems is more likely to receive attention or help than someone who stays quiet and does not cause problems;

reinvent the wheel

xem reinvent

spin your wheels

xem spin

wheels come/fall off

informal

If the wheels come/fall off, someone or something fails in a sudden or unexpected way.

The pitcher was doing well for the first four innings, then the wheels fell off in the fifth.

wheels within wheels

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

wheels; wheeled; wheeling

[+ obj] to move (someone or something) on a vehicle that has wheels

Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room. - sometimes used figuratively

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. - sometimes used figuratively

She wheeled out [=offered] the same old excuse for being late.

[no obj] :to turn quickly and face a different direction

She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.

[no obj] :to move in a circle or curve

Seagulls wheeled overhead.

wheel and deal

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. - see also wheeler-dealer

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wheel /wi:l/ /'hwi:l/

wheel /ˈwiːl/

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