a circular disc of hard material, or a circular frame joined to a central hub by spokes, that is attached to and capable of turning on an axle

a wheel that controls the steering gear of a ship or vehicle

a revolving disc or drum that helps to produce an arbitrary value on which to gamble

a roulette wheel

(also the wheel of fortune) an imaginary turning wheel symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune

(the wheel) a medieval instrument of torture consisting of a round wooden revolving frame to which the victim was tied while their limbs were broken by a metal bar

a curving or circular movement

a rotation or turn usu about an axis or centre; specif a turning movement of troops or ships in line

(in pl) the moving or controlling parts of something compared to a machine

the wheels of government

informal (in pl) a motor vehicle, esp a car

NAmer, informal a bicycle

to turn or cause to turn as if on an axis; to revolve or rotate

to change or cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot

She wheeled round and walked away

(often + about/round) to alter or reverse one's procedure or opinion

to move or extend in a circle or curve

birds in wheeling flight

to cause (somebody or something) to turn as if on an axis; to rotate

to convey or move (somebody or something) on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle; esp to push (a wheeled vehicle or its occupant)

Wheel the baby into the shade

to cause (somebody or something) to change direction as if revolving on a pivot

informal (+ in/on/out) to produce (somebody or something that is tediously familiar)

They wheel out the same old experts every time