I.
noun
1 on a bicycle, car, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ bicycle , car , etc.
▪ spare ( BrE )
▪ front
▪ back , rear
▪ nearside , offside (both BrE )
▪ alloy
WHEEL + VERB
▪ change , replace
▪
A tyre/tire blew and we had to change the ~.
WHEEL + VERB
▪ go around , go round ( esp. BrE ), spin , turn
▪
The ~s were still going around.
▪
The political ~ had turned full circle, and he was back in power. ( figurative )
▪ skid , slide , slip
▪
He braked suddenly, causing the front ~s to skid.
▪ come off , fall off
▪ lock ( esp. BrE )
▪
She braked too hard and the ~s locked.
WHEEL + NOUN
▪ arch , base , bearings , hub , nut ( BrE ), rim , trim ( BrE ), well ( esp. AmE )
▪ clamp ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~s
▪
A child was pulling along a little dog on ~s.
▪ under the ~s
▪
She fell under the ~s of a bus.
2 ( also steering wheel )
VERB + WHEEL
▪ grip , hold
▪ turn
▪
Turn the steering ~ hard to the right.
▪ grab , take
▪
He grabbed the steering ~ from her to prevent the car going off the road.
▪
I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the ~.
▪ lose control of , take control of
WHEEL + NOUN
▪ lock
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the ~.
▪ behind the ~
▪
I saw the car drive past, but didn't recognize the woman behind the ~.
▪
I spend a lot of time behind the ~ ( = driving ).
PHRASES
▪ keep your hands on the steering ~ , put your hands on the steering ~
▪ take your hands off the steering ~
▪
Roy took his hands off the steering ~.
II.
verb
Wheel is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ seagull
Wheel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bicycle , ↑ bike , ↑ cart , ↑ pram , ↑ pushchair , ↑ trolley