wheel around
wiːl əˈraʊnd
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Definition of wheel around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

1.
pivotintr.turn quickly in a different directionintr.
  • She wheeled around to face the noise.
pivot swivel
2.
transportationtr.move someone or something using a wheeled devicetr.
  • They wheeled around the patient in a wheelchair.
push roll transport
3.
movementtr.make someone or something turn quicklytr.
  • He wheeled the cart around the corner.
4.
danceintr.turn around each other in dancingintr.
  • The couple wheeled around gracefully on the dance floor.
spin twirl whirl
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vehicle wheel
rubber ring around a car wheel that grips the road
vehicle component
rubber ring around an automobile wheel
vehicles
protective guard around a vehicle wheel
technology
rolling element that lets a wheel hub turn smoothly around its support
technology
gear wheel with teeth cut on the outside around its rim
machine design
arrangement with orbiting toothed wheels around a core wheel, plus outer annulus
mechanical
turning around an axis like a wheel
mechanical
the wheel rotated around its axis

Examples of wheel around in a sentence

  • The dancer wheeled around gracefully on stage.
  • The nurse wheeled around the equipment for the surgery.
  • They had to wheel around the heavy luggage at the airport.
  • She wheeled the chair around to face the window.
  • The guard wheeled the prisoner around by the arm.
  • They wheeled around the room, lost in the music.

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  1. French:se retourner brusquement, rouler, ...
  2. German:sich umdrehen, herumrollen, ...
  3. Italian:girarsi di scatto, trasportare, ...
  4. Spanish:girar, llevar, ...
  5. Portuguese:girar, deslocar em cadeira de rodas, ...
  6. Chinese:转身, 推行, ...
  7. Japanese:振り向く, 運ぶ, ...
  8. Arabic:اِسْتَدَارَ, نَقَلَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ مُتَحَرِّك, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב בְּחַדְּנוּת, לְגַלְגֵּל, ...
  10. Russian:развернуться, перевезти, ...
  11. Ukrainian:різко повертатися, перевозити, ...
  12. Hindi:तेजी से मुड़ना, ठेलकर ले जाना, ...

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