to wheel
- verb
- /wiːl/
- Can you wheel that cart over to the other side of the room?
- wheel a wheelchair
I'll be honest with you, I watched her wheel past me.
- I'll be honest with you, I watched her wheel past me.
- Imagine having to be wheeled in, your partner wheeled in to remove it.
Examples
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Neither spoke to me again, and Paul wheeled the chair outside on the wet ramp.
Fiction book (1990) -
All right, we're going to get ready to wheel you in.
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I mean, I can wheel it back to college.
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Just buy one and wheel it outside.
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Can you wheel that up to the front?
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Now, we're gonna wheel her down the hill.
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Will you wheel me in?
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So now I can literally just wheel it in to this room.
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When I could no longer walk, my husband wheeled me back to the doctor.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mom had not come back the next morning when an orderly wheeled me into the operating room.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
To travel by bike, horse, or car
To move across the sky or land with a smooth swaying motion
To ride a bicycle
To move a bicycle by pushing the foot levers that turn the wheels
To ride a bicycle
To ride a vehicle with two wheels that you pedal
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To spend time making something that already exists instead of using it
- Informal
An action much stronger than needed against something small and harmless
- Informal
To work hard and continue when things are difficult
- Informal
To begin working very hard and not give up on a difficult task
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground
A round spinning wheel with numbered slots used for bets in the game of roulette
- Specialized
A small wheel in a watch or clock that swings against a thin spring to keep accurate time
- Archaic
A large round device with boards around its edge that turns to move a boat
- Specialized
A round wheel of rough material that you use to sharpen or shape metal
- Specialized
A small circle on the screen that spins to show the computer is busy
- Specialized
A wheel on a vehicle that gets power from the engine and moves the vehicle
- Specialized
A wheel with teeth in a mechanical clock or watch that controls how the gears move
- Specialized
A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
- Specialized
A round wheel with teeth that fits another to change speed or direction
- Specialized
A wheel that presses on a belt to guide and keep it tight without powering the belt
- Specialized
A thin wheel with teeth that a chain fits on to turn parts like on a bicycle
- Specialized
A wheel with straight teeth that fit another wheel to send power between parallel shafts
- Specialized
A large North American insect with a wheel-shaped crest that eats other insects
- Specialized
A simple machine with a round part turning around a bar to lift things
- Australian
An eastern Australian tree with shiny leaves and round clusters of bright red or orange flowers that gives shade
- Specialized
A gear that fits with a screw-shaped gear to turn movement at a right angle
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb wheel comes from the same old word hweol meaning 'turn', so to wheel something is to move it on wheels, like pushing a trolley or riding a bike.