caster
2
3.7
- noun
- /ˈkæstər/
- US
:
rueda giratoria
- I added new casters to my workbench so I can move it around the garage more easily.
- front casters
- wheelchair casters
- chair on casters
And so apparently you're going to be able to replace these with casters if you choose to from actual IKEA.
- And so apparently you're going to be able to replace these with casters if you choose to from actual IKEA.
- She just got these straight up fucking, you know these bitch casters.
Examples
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The whole thing is on casters so that I can move it around, but it has no other motors, So what I'd really like to do is motorise it.
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Make sure the casters are properly attached to the base of the table for easy movement.
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Notice that I have put casters under every upright.
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So it does come with casters so that you don't have trouble moving it around.
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"It's here all right," she says, pointing to a rust-covered box on casters.
Fiction book (1999) -
The larger trees towered over him, but their green wooden tubs rolled easily on casters.
Fiction book (1990) -
The ether bed is separated from the room by a hospital curtain (the kind on casters).
Fiction book (1999) -
The chair faced uphill, and the casters trailed backward.
Academic text (1995) -
Dewar flasks, which were in large metal canisters on casters, needed to be chained to the railing at the edge of the platform.
Academic text (2006) -
The office chair is equipped with casters that allow it to glide smoothly across the floor.
Synonyms
1
8.1
A small wheel attached to the bottom of furniture to make it easier to move
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Caster for a small wheel can be remembered with a simple image: think of the root cast as 'to send' movement under furniture, so a caster sends or lets the piece turn and roll easily.