Толковый словарь английского языка - wheel
Wheel
wheel
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl ~, Greek kyklos circle, ~, Sanskrit cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders Date: before 12th century a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle, a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a ~: as, a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing), bicycle , any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernalia, potter's ~ , steering ~ , 3. an imaginary turning ~ symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune, a recurring course, development, or action ; cycle , something (as a round flat cheese) resembling a ~ in shape, 5. a curving or circular movement, a rotation or turn usually about an axis or center, 6. a moving or essential part of something compared to a machine , a directing or controlling force, a person of importance especially in an organization , the refrain or burden of a song, 8. a circuit of theaters or places of entertainment, a sports league, a ~ed vehicle, legs, ~less adjective II. verb Date: 13th century intransitive verb to turn on or as if on an axis ; revolve , to change direction as if revolving on a pivot , to move or extend in a circle or curve , to travel on or as if on ~s or in a ~ed vehicle, transitive verb to cause to turn on or as if on an axis ; rotate , to convey or move on or as if on ~s or in a ~ed vehicle , to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot, to make or perform in a circle or curve
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n. & v. --n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate the motion of a vehicle or for various mechanical purposes. 2 a wheel-like thing (Catherine wheel; potter's wheel; steering wheel). 3 motion as of a wheel, esp. the movement of a line of people with one end as a pivot. 4 a machine etc. of which a wheel is an essential part. 5 (in pl.) sl. a car. 6 US sl. = big wheel 2. 7 a set of short lines concluding a stanza. --v. 1 intr. & tr. a turn on an axis or pivot. b swing round in line with one end as a pivot. 2 a intr. (often foll. by about, round) change direction or face another way. b tr. cause to do this. 3 tr. push or pull (a wheeled thing esp. a barrow, bicycle, or pram, or its load or occupant). 4 intr. go in circles or curves (seagulls wheeling overhead). Phrases and idioms at the wheel 1 driving a vehicle. 2 directing a ship. 3 in control of affairs. on wheels (or oiled wheels) smoothly. wheel and deal engage in political or commercial scheming. wheel-back adj. (of a chair) with a back shaped like or containing the design of a wheel. wheel-house a steersman's shelter. wheel-lock 1 an old kind of gunlock having a steel wheel to rub against flint etc. 2 a gun with this. wheel of Fortune luck. wheel-spin rotation of a vehicle's wheels without traction. wheels within wheels 1 intricate machinery. 2 colloq. indirect or secret agencies. Derivatives wheeled adj. (also in comb.). wheelless adj. Etymology: OE hweol, hweogol f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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