wheel (EN)

noun, verb

noun “wheel”

1. a round object that turns on an axle, often used under vehicles to help them move
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   The car's wheels spun on the slippery road.
2. the steering device in a vehicle used to control direction
   She kept her hands firmly on the wheel while driving.
3. on a ship, the device used to steer the vessel
   The sailor took the wheel to navigate through the channel.
4. a machine used for spinning thread
   The grandmother sat by the fireplace spinning yarn on her wheel.
5. a rotating disk used by potters to shape clay
   He formed the vase on the wheel.
6. (informal) a person who has a lot of power or influence
   She became a big wheel in the business world.
7. (in poker) a straight from ace to five
   He had a wheel and won the round.
8. the metal rim of a vehicle's wheel
   He bought new alloy wheels for his car.
9. a large round block of cheese
   They purchased a wheel of cheddar for the feast.
10. a type of firework that spins as it burns
    The wheel lit up the sky during the festival.
11. (figurative) a recurring cycle or pattern
    They felt caught in the wheel of routine.
12. (in military) a maneuver where soldiers turn together
    The platoon executed a wheel to the right.

verb “wheel”

1. to push or move something that has wheels or someone who is on such a thing
   The nurse wheeled the patient to the operating room.
2. to turn or change direction quickly
   She wheeled around when someone called her name.
3. (of birds or aircraft) to fly in circles
   The hawks wheeled in the sky above.
4. to cause something to turn around
   She wheeled the large globe to show the different continents.