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wheel

noun
  1. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
    bicycle
  2. an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
    rack
  3. game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling
    “the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in”
    roulette wheel
  4. a handwheel that is used for steering
    steering wheel
  5. 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)
  6. a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
  7. forces that provide energy and direction
    “the wheels of government began to turn”
verb
  1. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    roll
  2. ride a bicycle
    pedal
  3. change directions as if revolving on a pivot
    “They wheeled their horses around and left”
    wheel around
  4. wheel somebody or something
    wheel around