• Cartwheel

    Origin

    From cart + wheel.

    Full definition of cartwheel

    Noun

    cartwheel

    (plural cartwheels)
    1. The literal wheel of a cart.
    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.
    3. (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
    4. (US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

    Verb

    1. To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
    2. To flip end over end.The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.
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