Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of wheel
"He checked his watch and said he had to leave because he was running out of time before he could get back on the road in his new car."
An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels
In plain English: Wheels are the round parts on vehicles that roll along the ground to help them move.
"I need to grease the wheels on my car before driving in the snow."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheel
"The car wheels spin rapidly as the driver accelerates down the highway."
In plain English: To wheel something means to push it along using its wheels.
"The old car wheels down the dusty road after the heavy rain."
Derived from Old English hweol, this term originally referred to any round object that rolls on an axle. It is cognate with similar words in Germanic languages, all sharing the core meaning of rotation or circular motion.