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cartwheel

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cart·wheel  (kärthwl, -wl)
n.
1. A handspring in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread like the spokes of a wheel.
2. Slang A large coin, such as a silver dollar.
intr.v. cart·wheeled, cart·wheel·ing, cart·wheels
To execute a cartwheel.

cartwheel [ˈkɑːtˌwiːl]
n
1. the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched
3. US slang a large coin, esp the silver dollar
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cartwheel - a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
cart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
spoke, wheel spoke, radius - support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
wagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel
wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
2.cartwheel - acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat
3.cartwheelcartwheel - a dollar made of silver              
dollar - a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
Verb1.cartwheel - do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"
Translations
cartwheel [ˈkɑːtwiːl] N
1. (= wheel) → rueda f de carro
2. (Gymnastics) → voltereta f lateral, rueda f
to do or turn a cartwheeldar una voltereta lateral, hacer la rueda
cartwheel [ˈkɑːrthwiːl] n
(= wheel) → roue f de charrette
(= movement) to turn a cartwheel [person] → faire la roue
cartwheel [ˈkɑːtˌwiːl] n to turn a cartwheel (Sport) → fare la ruota
cartwheel [ˈkɑːtˌwiːl] n to turn a cartwheel (Sport) → fare la ruota


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He gave a shriek and dodged back, and a cartwheel shaved him narrowly.
) Hannah spoke only when spoken to, instead of first, last, and all the time; Hannah at fourteen was a member of the church; Hannah liked to knit; Hannah was, probably, or would have been, a pattern of all the smaller virtues; instead of which here was this black-haired gypsy, with eyes as big as cartwheels, installed as a member of the household.
She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words:
 
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