noun
Meaning 1
The wheel of a cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, artillery wheel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wagon wheel, artillery wheel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheel
Standard Lemma guide
cartwheel
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/
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US: /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R T W IY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, obsolete, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical, obsolete, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
noun
Meaning 8
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheel
noun
Meaning 9
a dollar made of silver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: silver dollar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dollar
verb
Meaning 10
do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheel, wheel around
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English cartwheel From cart + wheel.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: vognhjul — wheel of a cart
- Dutch: wagenwiel — wheel of a cart
- Estonian: vankriratas — wheel of a cart
- Finnish: kärrynpyörä — wheel of a cart
- Galician: roda — wheel of a cart
- Galician: roda de carro — wheel of a cart
- German: Wagenrad — wheel of a cart
- Norwegian Bokmål: kjerrehjul — wheel of a cart
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjerrehjul — wheel of a cart
- Russian: колесо́ (kolesó) — wheel of a cart
- Spanish: rueda del carro — wheel of a cart
- Swedish: vagnshjul — wheel of a cart
- Walloon: rowe di tcherete — wheel of a cart
- Bulgarian: циганско колело (cigansko kolelo) — gymnastic maneuver
- Catalan: roda — gymnastic maneuver
- Czech: hvězda — gymnastic maneuver
- Danish: vejrmølle — gymnastic maneuver
- Dutch: radslag — gymnastic maneuver
- Estonian: hundiratas — gymnastic maneuver
- Finnish: kärrynpyörä — gymnastic maneuver
- French: roue — gymnastic maneuver
- German: Rad — gymnastic maneuver
- Hungarian: cigánykerék — gymnastic maneuver
- Icelandic: handahlaup — gymnastic maneuver
- Macedonian: ѕвезда (dzvezda) — gymnastic maneuver
- Polish: gwiazda — gymnastic maneuver
- Portuguese: estrelinha — gymnastic maneuver
- Portuguese: estrela — gymnastic maneuver
- Portuguese: aú — gymnastic maneuver
- Portuguese: roda — gymnastic maneuver
- Russian: колесо́ (kolesó) — gymnastic maneuver
- Spanish: voltereta lateral — gymnastic maneuver
- Swedish: hjulning — gymnastic maneuver
- Russian: колесо́ (kolesó) — silver dollar
- Dutch: een radslag maken — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Dutch: een radslag doen — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Finnish: tehdä kärrynpyörä — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- French: faire la roue — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- German: Rad schlagen — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Italian: fare la ruota — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Polish: koziołkować — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Portuguese: fazer a roda — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Swedish: hjula — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel
- Thai: ตีลังกา (dtīi-lāng-gāa) — perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel