LEARNit Dictionary

wheel

noun
A2
1
A2
one of the round objects under a car, bicycle, bus, etc. that turns when it moves
چرخ
see also paddle wheel
2
B1
the round object used for controlling the direction in which a car, etc. or ship moves
فرمان, سکان, فرمان خودرو, فرمان اتومبیل
Always keep both hands on the wheel.
Never get behind the wheel if you're too tired.
This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident.
A car swept past with Laura at the wheel.
Do you want to take the wheel now?
She fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a tree.
see also helm, steering wheel
3
a car
ماشین, خودرو, اتومبیل
At last he had his own wheels.
4
a flat, round part in a machine
چرخ
gear wheels
see also cartwheel, Catherine wheel, Ferris wheel, mill wheel, spinning wheel, waterwheel
5
an organization or a system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand
چرخه, سازمان پیچیده, سیستم پیچیده, مکانیزم
the wheels of bureaucracy/commerce/government
It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion.
6
having the number or type of wheels mentioned
چرخ
a sixteen-wheeled lorry
7
a car, bicycle, etc. with the number of wheels mentioned
چرخ
a three-wheeler
verb
1
to push or pull something that has wheels
بر روی چرخ جابه‌جا کردن
2
to move somebody/something that is in or on something that has wheels
چرخاندن, حرکت دادن, جابه‌جا کردن, غلتاندن
The nurse wheeled him along the corridor.
3
to move or fly in a circle
چرخیدن, چرخ خوردن, چرخ زدن
Birds wheeled above us in the sky.
4
to turn quickly or suddenly and face the opposite direction; to make somebody/something do this
دور زدن, برگشتن
She wheeled around and started running.
Jim wheeled back to face me.
He wheeled his horse back to the gate.
He wheeled his horse around.