Phrase guide

break on the wheel

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To fasten (a criminal etc.) to a wheel and break his limbs or beat him to death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: radbraken — to execute by beating
  • Finnish: teilata — to execute by beating
  • French: rouer — to execute by beating
  • German: rädern — to execute by beating
  • Polish: łamać kołem — to execute by beating
  • Romanian: trage pe roată — to execute by beating
  • Russian: колесова́ть (kolesovátʹ) — to execute by beating
  • Ukrainian: колесува́ти (kolesuváty) — to execute by beating