cartwheel
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
cartwheel (plural cartwheels)
- The literal wheel of a cart.
- 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.
- (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- (US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
Translations
wheel of a cart
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gymnastic maneuver
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silver dollar
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Verb
cartwheel (third-person singular simple present cartwheels, present participle cartwheeling, simple past and past participle cartwheeled)
- To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
- To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
- The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.
Translations
perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
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