cartwheel
Noun · VerbUS[kahr-tweel]/ˈkɑrˌtwil/2 syllables
Synonyms:
silver dollar
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)cartwheels
- a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rimType of wheelPart of cartParts spoke, wagon tire
- acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheelType of acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
- a dollar made of silverSynonyms: silver dollarType of dollar
Verb (1)cartwheels
- do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feetMore general wheel, wheel around
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
cartwheel noun
1. the type of wheel used on a cart; it typically has wooden spokes and a metal rim.
2. an acrobatic maneuver in which the arms and legs are outstretched like the spokes of a wheel, and the body is turned sideways through one or more revolutions, by first touching the hands and then the feet to the ground, in rapid succession so as to mimic the rolling of a wheel; in the course of this feat, the person performing it is alternately upright and upside-down.
3. a silver dollar; a dollar made of silver. colloquial
cartwheel intransitive verb 1
to perform a cartwheel{2}. Syn. — do cartwheels.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5