freewheel
(friːhwiːl ) also free-wheel
Word forms: freewheels , freewheeling , freewheeled
verb [Also VERB]
If you freewheel, you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the pedals, or in a vehicle without using the engine.
He freewheeled back down the course. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: coast, drift, glide, relax your efforts
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