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CARTWHEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cartwheel" is a kind of...):
acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)
Derivation:
cartwheel (do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cartwheel" is a kind of...):
wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
Meronyms (parts of "cartwheel"):
radius; spoke; wheel spoke (support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim)
wagon tire (a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel)
Holonyms ("cartwheel" is a part of...):
cart (a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Synonyms:
cartwheel; silver dollar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("cartwheel" is a kind of...):
dollar (a United States coin worth one dollar)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cartwheel ... he / she / it cartwheels
Past simple: cartwheeled
-ing form: cartwheeling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "cartwheel" is one way to...):
wheel; wheel around (change directions as if revolving on a pivot)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
cartwheel (acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel)