■ noun
1》 a circular object that revolves on an axle, fixed below a vehicle to enable it to move over the ground or forming part of a machine.
2》 something resembling a ~ or having a ~ as its essential participle
↘a steering ~.
↘a device with a revolving disc or drum used in various games of chance.
↘a cheese made in the form of a shallow disc.
3》 ( ~s ) informal a car.
4》 an instance of ~ing; a turn or rotation.
5》 a set of short lines concluding the stanza of a poem.
■ verb
1》 push or pull (a vehicle with ~s).
↘carry in or on a vehicle with ~s.
↘( ~ something in/on/out ) informal produce something that is unimpressive because it has been frequently seen or heard before.
2》 fly or turn in a wide circle or curve.
↘turn round quickly to face another way.
Phrases
on ~s
1》 travelling by car or cycle.
2》 Brit. informal smoothly.
~ and deal engage in commercial or political scheming, especially unscrupulously.
the ~ of Fortune the ~ which the deity Fortune is fabled to turn as a symbol of random luck or change.
~s within ~s secret or indirect influences affecting a complex situation.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~less adjective
Origin
OE hwēol (n.), of Gmc origin.