"freewheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-freewheel.wav Forms: freewheels [plural]
Etymology: From free + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|wheel}} free + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} freewheel (plural freewheels)
  1. A device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft. Categories (topical): Mechanisms Translations (device): pinyó lliure [masculine] (Catalan), vrijloopnaaf [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), vapaaratas (Finnish), roue libre [feminine] (French), Freilauf [masculine] (German), 프리휠 (peurihwil) (Korean), wolnobieg [masculine] (Polish), обго́нная му́фта (obgónnaja múfta) [feminine] (Russian), му́фта свобо́дного хо́да (múfta svobódnovo xóda) [feminine] (Russian), piñón libre [masculine] (Spanish), embrague rebasante [masculine] (Spanish), bánh răng (Vietnamese)
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  2. The mode or state of operation thus produced: Synonym of neutral. Categories (topical): Mechanisms
    Sense id: en-freewheel-en-noun-W5xHeh01 Disambiguation of Mechanisms: 29 29 17 3 3 19 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 31 11 5 4 29 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 18 50 13 4 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 15 4 4 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 27 13 3 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 26 18 6 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 27 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 25 18 6 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 27 17 4 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 26 17 7 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 28 17 4 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 28 17 3 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 16 5 5 17

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-freewheel.wav Forms: freewheels [present, singular, third-person], freewheeling [participle, present], freewheeled [participle, past], freewheeled [past]
Etymology: From free + wheel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|wheel}} free + wheel Head templates: {{en-verb}} freewheel (third-person singular simple present freewheels, present participle freewheeling, simple past and past participle freewheeled)
  1. (of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement. Categories (topical): Mechanisms
    Sense id: en-freewheel-en-verb-H6UffEBI Disambiguation of Mechanisms: 29 29 17 3 3 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 31 11 5 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 15 4 4 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 27 13 3 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 26 18 6 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 27 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 25 18 6 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 27 17 4 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 26 17 7 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 28 17 4 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 28 17 3 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 16 5 5 17
  2. (of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
    Sense id: en-freewheel-en-verb-0nDhBCBB
  3. (of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
    Sense id: en-freewheel-en-verb-6Q27qVPD
  4. (by extension) To operate free from constraints. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Mechanisms
    Sense id: en-freewheel-en-verb-527lbkN5 Disambiguation of Mechanisms: 29 29 17 3 3 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 31 11 5 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 15 4 4 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 27 13 3 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 26 18 6 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 27 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 25 18 6 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 27 17 4 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 28 16 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 26 17 7 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 28 17 4 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 28 17 3 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 16 5 5 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neutral, overdrive

Inflected forms

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