1. (n.)wheel a circularframe or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
2. wheel any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel.
3. wheel Naut.
4. wheel a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering.
5. wheel a bicycle.
6. wheel a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese.
7. wheel an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed.
8. wheel a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning so as to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs.
9. wheel wheels,
10. wheel moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce.
11. wheel Slang. a personalmeans of transportation, esp. a car.
12. wheel a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights.
13. wheel a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances.
14. wheel someone active and influential, as in business or politics; an important person: a big wheel.
15. (v.t.)wheel to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis.
16. wheel to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction.
17. wheel to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The waiters wheeled the tables out.
18. (v.i.)wheel to turn on or as if on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot.
19. wheel to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above.
20. wheel to change direction or course by turning or seeming to turn the opposite way (often fol. by about or around): He wheeled about and glared at us.
21. wheel to roll on or as if on wheels; travel smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway.
22. wheel at the wheel,
23. wheel at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc.
24. wheel in command or control.
25. wheel wheel and deal, to operate dynamically and esp. craftily for one's own profit or benefit.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME whel(e), OE hwēol, hweohl, c. MLG wēl, MD wiel, ON hjōl; akin to Gk kýklos (see cycle ), Skt cakrá)
Definition of 'Wheel'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)wheel a simplemachine consisting of a circularframe with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
2. (noun)steering wheel, wheel a handwheel that is used for steering
3. (noun)wheel forces that provide energy and direction "the wheels of government began to turn"
5. (noun)roulette wheel, wheel gameequipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the rouletteballwillstop in
6. (noun)rack, wheel an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
7. (verb)bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
8. (verb)wheel, wheel around change directions as if revolving on a pivot "They wheeled their horses around and left"
9. (verb)wheel, wheel around wheelsomebody or something
10. (verb)wheel, roll move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
11. (verb)bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel ride a bicycle
1. (noun)wheel a round object on which a car, bicycle, etc. moves along The wheels came off the wagon.
2. wheel the wheel the steering wheel of a vehicle to take the wheel; the person behind the wheel
Definition of 'Wheel'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Wheel a circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc
2. (noun)Wheel any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel
10. (noun)Wheel a rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb
11. (noun)Wheel a turn revolution; rotation; compass
12. (verb)Wheel to convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood
13. (verb)Wheel to put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle
14. (verb)Wheel to turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate
15. (verb)Wheel to change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right
16. (verb)Wheel to go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass
17. (verb)Wheel to roll forward
Definitions of 'Wheel'
The New Hacker's Dictionary
1. Wheel [from slang ‘big wheel’ for a powerful person] A person
who has an active wheel bit. “We need to find
a wheel to unwedge the hung tape drives.” (See
wedged, sense 1.) The traditional name of security
group zero in BSD (to which the major
system-internal users likeroot belong) is
‘wheel’. Some vendors have expanded on this usage, modifying
Unix so that only members of group ‘wheel’ can
go root.
Sense: a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.
Definitions of Wheel 
Afrikaans: wiel
Arabic: دولاب، عَجَل
Bulgarian: колело
Brazilian: roda
Czech: kolo
German: das Rad
Danish: hjul; -hjul
Greek: τροχός, ρόδα
Spanish: rueda
Estonian: ratas
Farsi: چرخ
Finnish: pyörä
French: roue
Hebrew: גַלגַל
Hindi: पहिया, चक्का
Croatian: kotač
Hungarian: kerék
Indonesian: roda
Icelandic: hjól
Italian: ruota
Japanese: 車輪
Korean: (차, 기어 등의) 바퀴, 차륜
Lithuanian: ratas
Latvian: ritenis
Malay: roda
Dutch: wiel
Norwegian: hjul
Polish: koło
Portuguese: roda
Romanian: roată; volan
Russian: колесо
Slovak: koleso
Slovenian: kolo
Serbian: točak
Swedish: hjul
Thai: ล้อ
Turkish: tekerlek
Taiwanese: 輪，車輪
Ukrainian: колесо
Urdu: پہیا
Vietnamese: bánh xe
Chinese: 轮，车轮
