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WHEEL AROUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change directions as if revolving on a pivot

Example:

They wheeled their horses around and left

Synonyms:

wheel; wheel around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "wheel around" is one way to...):

go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wheel around"):

cartwheel (do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wheel somebody or something

Synonyms:

wheel; wheel around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "wheel around" is one way to...):

transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

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