wheeled

[ hweeld, weeld ]

/ ʰwild, wild /

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adjective

equipped with or having wheels (often used in combination): a four-wheeled carriage.

moving or traveling on wheels: wheeled transportation.

Origin of wheeled

First recorded in 1600–10; wheel + -ed³

Words nearby wheeled

wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow race, wheelbase, wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin

Definition for wheeled (2 of 2)

wheel

[ hweel, weel ]

/ ʰwil, wil /

noun

a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.

any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel.

steering wheel.

Nautical.

a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm.
a paddle wheel.
a propeller.

Informal. a bicycle.

a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares.

an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed.

a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel.

a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs.

wheels,

moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought.
Slang. a personal means of transportation, especially a car.

a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights.

a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances.

(formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot.

Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel.

verb (used with object)

to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis.

to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction.

to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out.

to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels.

verb (used without object)

to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot.

to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above.

to turn so as to face in a different direction (often followed by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely.

to change one's opinion or procedure (often followed by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition.

to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway.

British Military. to turn: Right wheel!

Origin of wheel

before 900; (noun) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM wheel

wheel·less, adjective un·der·wheel, noun un·wheel, verb (used with object)

Example sentences from the Web for wheeled

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When the machine was wheeled in, I pulled the window shades closed and applied the ultrasound probe to his chest.

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The sandal is pictured in cartoon-form against the New York skyline on a wheeled plank, held up by wires emerging from the ground.

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I was working the evening shift in my last year of medical school when they wheeled Dylan into the pediatric emergency room.

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Saxham, leaving a banknote lying on the counter, wheeled abruptly, and went out of the bar.

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In 1784 he made the first wheeled vehicle impelled by steam in England,—made it with his own hands and brains.

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For the instant he partially suspected mischief and wheeled about, but one look at the half-wit dissipated all doubt.

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He wheeled sharply around, as though struck by a sudden thought.

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There was no road in it, there was no wheeled vehicle in it, there was not a level yard in it.

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British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (1 of 2)

wheeled

/ (wiːld) /

adjective

having or equipped with a wheel or wheels
(in combination)four-wheeled

British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (2 of 2)

wheel

/ (wiːl) /

noun

a solid disc, or a circular rim joined to a hub by radial or tangential spokes, that is mounted on a shaft about which it can turn, as in vehicles and machines

anything like a wheel in shape or function

a device consisting of or resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its principal component a steering wheel; a water wheel

the wheel a medieval torture consisting of a wheel to which the victim was tied and then had his limbs struck and broken by an iron bar

short for wheel of fortune, potter's wheel

the act of turning

a pivoting movement of troops, ships, etc

a type of firework coiled to make it rotate when let off

a set of short rhyming lines, usually four or five in number, forming the concluding part of a stanza Compare bob 2 (def. 7)

the disc in which the ball is spun in roulette

US and Canadian an informal word for bicycle

archaic a refrain

informal, mainly US and Canadian a person of great influence (esp in the phrase big wheel)

at the wheel

driving or steering a vehicle or vessel
in charge

verb

(when intr sometimes foll by about or round) to turn or cause to turn on or as if on an axis

to move or cause to move on or as if on wheels; roll

(tr) to perform with or in a circular movement

(tr) to provide with a wheel or wheels

(intr often foll by about) to change one's mind or opinion

wheel and deal informal to be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests

Derived forms of wheel

wheel-less, adjective

Word Origin for wheel

Old English hweol, hweowol; related to Old Norse hvēl, Greek kuklos, Middle Low German wēl, Dutch wiel

Idioms and Phrases with wheeled

wheel

In addition to the idioms beginning with wheel

wheel and deal
wheels in motion
wheels within wheels

also see:

asleep at the switch (wheel)
at the wheel
big cheese (wheel)
cog in the wheel
fifth wheel
grease (oil) the wheels
hell on wheels
put one's shoulder to the wheel
reinvent the wheel
set (wheels) in motion
spin one's wheels
squeaky wheel gets the grease

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wheeled

adjective

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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of wheel

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British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of wheel

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wheeled

adjective

Origin of wheeled

Words nearby wheeled

Definition for wheeled (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of wheel

OTHER WORDS FROM wheel

Words related to wheeled

Example sentences from the Web for wheeled

British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for wheeled (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of wheel

Word Origin for wheel

Idioms and Phrases with wheeled