freewheel (redirected from free wheels)

free·wheel  (frhwl, -wl)

n. also free wheel

1. A power-transmission device that allows the drive shaft of a motor vehicle to continue turning when its speed is greater than that of the engine shaft.

2. A clutch in the rear-wheel hub of a bicycle that permits the wheel to turn without pedal action, as in coasting.

intr.v. free·wheeled, free·wheel·ing, free·wheels

1. To continue turning or spinning after disengagement from the drive mechanism.

2. To live or move freely and sometimes aimlessly or irresponsibly.

3. To operate independently or free of restraints.

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freewheel [ˌfriːˈwiːl]

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a ratchet device in the rear hub of a bicycle wheel that permits the wheel to rotate freely while the pedals are stationary

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a device in the transmission of some vehicles that automatically disengages the drive shaft when it rotates more rapidly than the engine shaft, so that the drive shaft can turn freely

vb

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) to coast in a vehicle or on a bicycle using the freewheel

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	freewheel - a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"
Verb	1.	freewheel - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" drift drift - move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
	2.	freewheel - coast in a vehicle using the freewheel coast - move effortlessly; by force of gravity

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freewheel

verb coast, drift, glide, relax your efforts, rest on your oars, float He freewheeled back down the hill.

Translations

freewheel [ˈfriːˈwiːl]

A. VI (= coast) (on bicycle) → ir(en bicicleta)sin pedalear; (in car) → ir en punto muerto

B. N [of bicycle] → rueda f libre

freewheel [ˌfriːˈ^hwiːl] vi [cyclist] → descendre en roue libre; [driver] → rouler au point mort
free will n

(= human attribute) → libre arbitre m

of one's own free will adv (= voluntarily) → de son plein gré
He did it of his own free will → Il l'a fait de son plein gré.

freewheel [ˌfriːˈwiːl] vi (coast, on bicycle) → andare a ruota libera; (in car) → andare in folle

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freewheel [ˌfriːˈwiːl] vi (coast, on bicycle) → andare a ruota libera; (in car) → andare in folle