FREEWHEEL


Meaning of FREEWHEEL in English

■ verb

1》 coast on a bicycle without using the pedals.

2》 [as adjective ~ing ] cheerily unconcerned: the ~ing drug scene of the sixties.

■ noun ( free wheel ) a bicycle wheel which is able to revolve freely when no power is being applied to the pedals.

Derivatives

~er noun

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