• | A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. |
• | Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. |
• | A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. |
• | An instrument of torture formerly used. |
• | A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. |
• | A potter's wheel. See under Potter. |
• | A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. |
• | The burden or refrain of a song. |
• | A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. |
• | A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. |
• | A turn revolution; rotation; compass. |
• | To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. |
• | To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle. |
• | To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate. |
• | To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right. |
• | To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass. |
• | To roll forward. |