Dictionary definition: wheel

wheel / (h)wēl / • n. 1. a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move over the ground. ∎  a circular object that revolves on an axle and forms part of a machine. ∎  ( the wheel )used in reference to the cycle of a specified condition or set of events: the final release from the wheel of life. ∎  ( the wheel ) historical a large wheel used as an instrument of punishment or torture, esp. by binding someone to it and breaking their limbs: a man sentenced to be broken on the wheel . 2. a machine or structure having a wheel as its essential ...

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