ALL meanings of at the wheel
at the wheel
A a - noun at the wheel driving or steering a vehicle or vessel 3
- noun at the wheel steering a ship, motor vehicle, etc. 3
- noun at the wheel in charge; directing activities 3
- noun at the wheel a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
- noun at the wheel any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 1
- noun at the wheel steering wheel. 1
- noun at the wheel Nautical. a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. a paddle wheel. a propeller. 1
- noun at the wheel Informal. a bicycle. 1
- noun at the wheel a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 1
- noun at the wheel an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed. 1
- noun at the wheel a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel. 1
- noun at the wheel a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs. 1
- noun at the wheel wheels. moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought. Slang. a personal means of transportation, especially a car. 1
- noun at the wheel a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights. 1
- noun at the wheel a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances. 1
- noun at the wheel (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot. 1
- noun at the wheel Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel. 1
- verb with object at the wheel to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis. 1
- verb with object at the wheel to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction. 1
- verb with object at the wheel to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out. 1
- verb with object at the wheel to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels. 1
- verb without object at the wheel to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot. 1
- verb without object at the wheel to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above. 1
- verb without object at the wheel to turn so as to face in a different direction (often followed by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely. 1
- verb without object at the wheel to change one's opinion or procedure (often followed by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition. 1
- verb without object at the wheel to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway. 1
- verb without object at the wheel British Military. to turn: Right wheel! 1
- idioms at the wheel at the wheel, at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc. in command or control: Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40. 1
- idioms at the wheel hell on wheels. hell (def 19). 1
- idioms at the wheel spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail: He spun his wheels on that project for two years. 1
- idioms at the wheel wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit. 1
- idioms at the wheel wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result: Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels. 1
- adverb at the wheel driving 1
- adverb at the wheel in charge 1
- preposition at the wheel (Idiomatic) Driving; in control of a vehicle. 0
- preposition at the wheel (Idiomatic) In control of the situation; in charge. 0