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cart·wheel
(kärt′wēl′, -hwēl′)n.
A handspring in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread like the spokes of a wheel.
intr.v. cart·wheeled, cart·wheel·ing, cart·wheels
To execute a cartwheel.
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cartwheel
(ˈkɑːtˌwiːl)n
1. the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres
2. (Gymnastics) an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched
3. slang US a large coin, esp the silver dollar
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cart•wheel
(ˈkɑrtˌʰwil, -ˌwil)n.
1. an acrobatic movement in which the upright body wheels sideways, landing first on the hands and then on the feet.
2. Slang. any large coin.
v.i. 3. to perform cartwheels.
[1350–1400]
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| Noun | 1. | cartwheel - a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim cart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal spoke, wheel spoke, radius - support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim wagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
| 2. | cartwheel - acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat | |
| 3. |  cartwheel - a dollar made of silver dollar - a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States" | |
| Verb | 1. | cartwheel - do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" |
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Translations
إنْقِلابٌ، جانِبِيَّهدولاب عَرَبَةُ نَقْلٍ
hvězdakolo od vozupřemet stranou
møllehjulvognhjul
cigánykerékkocsikerék
hliîarstökk; òaî aî fara á handahlaupumvagn- eîa kerruhjól
koleso na vozepremet stranou
araba tekerliğiyan takla
cartwheel
[ˈkɑːtwiːl] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cartwheel
[ˈkɑːrthwiːl] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cart
(kaːt) noun1. a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads. a farm cart.
2. (American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.
verb1. to carry (in a cart). He carted the manure into the field.
2. to carry. I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.
ˈcartwheel noun1. a wheel of a cart.
2. a sideways somersault.
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