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cartwheel

A gymnastic movement in which a person rotates their body sideways in a circle, supporting themselves on their hands and feet. / To move by performing a series of sideways circular rotations on the hands and feet. / A wheel with spokes that resembles the wheel of a cart.

NounIntransitive Verb

pl: cartwheelspast: cartwheeledpp: cartwheeleding: cartwheeling

The term evokes a sense of playful agility and kinetic energy when referring to the gymnastic maneuver. It is frequently associated with childhood exuberance or athletic precision, carrying a lighthearted and celebratory connotation in social contexts.

When used to describe the physical object, the word shifts toward a rustic or historical aesthetic. It suggests traditional craftsmanship and pre-industrial transport, often appearing in archaeological or rural descriptions to evoke a specific time period or a sense of antiquity.

Meanings

Noun

A gymnastic movement in which a person rotates their body sideways in a circle, supporting themselves on their hands and feet.

She performed a perfect cartwheel across the grass.

Intransitive Verb

[~]

To move by performing a series of sideways circular rotations on the hands and feet.

The children began to cartwheel down the hallway in excitement.

Noun

A wheel with spokes that resembles the wheel of a cart.

The museum displayed an ancient wooden cartwheel from the Bronze Age.

Examples

Look at her do a perfect cartwheel on the grass.

Look at her do a perfect cartwheel on the grass.

I can finally do a cartwheel without falling over.

I can finally do a cartwheel without falling over.

School Life

She was so happy that she started to cartwheel across the room.

She was so happy that she started to cartwheel across the room.

The gymnast performed a series of rapid cartwheels during the floor routine.

The gymnast performed a series of rapid cartwheels during the floor routine.

Watch me do a cartwheel.

Watch me do a cartwheel.

The old wagon had a broken cartwheel lying in the mud.

The old wagon had a broken cartwheel lying in the mud.

History

He decided to cartwheel all the way to the finish line.

He decided to cartwheel all the way to the finish line.

The museum displayed an ancient wooden cartwheel from the eighteenth century.

The museum displayed an ancient wooden cartwheel from the eighteenth century.

History

I wonder if I can still do a cartwheel after all these years.

I wonder if I can still do a cartwheel after all these years.

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