Wheels Time Car Wiːl I Braked Bus Sat

• he braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
• one of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on wheels.
• she was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus.
• this is the first time i've sat behind the wheel since the accident.

wheel

1. one of the round objects under a car, bicycle, bus, etc. that turns when it moves
• He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
• One of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on wheels.
• She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus.
2. the round object used to steer a car, etc. or ship
• see also helm
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/helm
• 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 (= drive) now?
3. a car
• At last he had his own wheels.
4. a flat round part in a machine
• see also cartwheel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cartwheel_2
• gear wheels
5. an organization or a system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand
• the wheels of bureaucracy/commerce/government, etc.
• It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion (= started the process).
6. having the number or type of wheels mentioned
• a sixteen-wheeled lorry
7. a car, bicycle, etc. with the number of wheels mentioned
• a three-wheeler
8. a person who is a small part of a large organization
9. to help something to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics
10. to help something to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics
11. to start working very hard at a particular task
• Everyone is going to have to put their shoulder to the wheel.
12. to prevent somebody from putting their plans into operation
13. to waste time creating something that already exists and works well
• There’s no point in us reinventing the wheel.
14. a situation which is difficult to understand because it involves complicated or secret processes and decisions
• There are wheels within wheels in this organization—you never really know what is going on.

Extra Examples

• A tyre blew and we had to change the wheel.
• He grabbed the steering wheel from her to prevent the car going off the road.
• I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the wheel.
• I saw the car drive past, but didn’t recognize the woman behind the wheel.
• I spend a lot of time behind the wheel.
• She braked too hard and the wheels locked.
• She fell under the wheels of a bus.
• The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the wheel.
• The political wheel had turned full circle, and he was back in power.
• The wheels were still going around.
• Turn the steering wheel hard to the right.
• the sound of wheels crunching over snow
• A car swept past with Laura at the wheel.
• Do you want to take the wheel now?
• He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and waited.
• This is the first time I’ve sat behind the wheel since the accident.

Word Origin

• Old English hwēol (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit cakra ‘wheel, circle’ and Greek kuklos ‘circle’.