wheel
A round object that turns and helps something move, like on a car or bicycle.
A circular object that turns around a central point and is used to help move vehicles or machines.
A round thing you hold to make a car, boat, or plane go in the direction you want.
A circular device used by a driver or pilot to control the direction of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
To move something by pushing or pulling it on wheels.
To push or pull something that has wheels so that it moves along the ground.
To turn your body quickly to face another way.
To turn around in place quickly, often to face a different direction.
- Base: wheel
- Plural: wheels
- Base: wheel
- 3rd Person Singular: wheels
- Present Participle: wheeling
- Past: wheeled
at the wheel
1In position to steer a vehicle
Sitting in front of and ready to control a vehicle.
- She was at the wheel when the accident happened.
- With him at the wheel, we felt safe.
behind the wheel
1Driving a vehicle
Driving or controlling a vehicle.
- He’s been behind the wheel for six hours straight.
- It’s dangerous to be behind the wheel when you’re tired.
put one’s shoulder to the wheel
1Work hard towards a goal
To start working very hard to reach something you want.
- If we all put our shoulders to the wheel, we can finish on time.
- It’s time to put your shoulder to the wheel and study for exams.
wheel and deal
1Engage in aggressive deal-making
To try to get what you want by making smart and sometimes tricky business deals.
- He made his fortune by wheeling and dealing in real estate.
- She’s known for her ability to wheel and deal with suppliers.
reinvent the wheel
1waste effort duplicating something existing
To spend time and effort making something that other people have already made well, instead of using what is already there.
- Don’t reinvent the wheel—use last year’s plan as a starting point.
- You don’t need to reinvent the wheel—there are plenty of good templates you can download.
- They spent months reinventing the wheel instead of improving what they had.
- Before we reinvent the wheel, let’s see what tools other teams are already using.
- Teachers share lesson plans online so others don’t have to reinvent the wheel every year.
reinvent the wheel
1duplicate an existing solution
to spend time making a solution when a good solution already exists
- We don't need to reinvent the wheel; there are plenty of apps that already do this.
- Before you build your own system, check whether you're reinventing the wheel.
- The team saved months by adapting open-source software instead of reinventing the wheel.
- For this project, we should not reinvent the wheel.
- I used a template because I didn't want to reinvent the wheel.