Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wheeling

2 senses of wheeling

Sense 1
Wheeling -- (a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 2
wheeling, rolling -- (propelling something on wheels)
       => propulsion, actuation -- (the act of propelling)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wheel

4 senses of wheel

Sense 1
wheel, wheel around -- (change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

Sense 2
wheel, wheel around -- (wheel somebody or something)
       => transport -- (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sense 3
wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 4
bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel -- (ride a bicycle)
       => ride -- (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day")

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