Wheel

·vi To roll forward.

II. Wheel ·noun The burden or refrain of a song.

III. Wheel ·noun A turn revolution; rotation; compass.

IV. Wheel ·noun A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.

V. Wheel ·noun An instrument of torture formerly used.

VI. Wheel ·vi To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.

VII. Wheel ·noun A potter's wheel. ·see under Potter.

VIII. Wheel ·noun A spinning wheel. ·see under Spinning.

IX. Wheel ·noun Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel.

X. Wheel ·vt To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.

XI. Wheel ·noun A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an Orb.

XII. Wheel ·noun A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases.

XIII. Wheel ·vt To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.

XIV. Wheel ·vi To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to Turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.

XV. Wheel ·vi To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to Revolve; to more about; to Rotate; to Gyrate.

XVI. Wheel ·noun 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.

XVII. Wheel ·noun 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.