cartwheel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From cart + wheel.

[edit] Noun

cartwheel (plural cartwheels)

1. The literal wheel of a cart.
2. A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
3. (US) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to cartwheel (third-person singular simple present cartwheels, present participle cartwheeling, simple past and past participle cartwheeled)

1. To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
2. To flip end over end.

   The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.