"wheel away" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-wheel away.ogg [Australia] Forms: wheels away [present, singular, third-person], wheeling away [participle, present], wheeled away [participle, past], wheeled away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wheel away (third-person singular simple present wheels away, present participle wheeling away, simple past and past participle wheeled away)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly sports) To run around in celebration Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-wheel_away-en-verb-oVb4opfL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010 November 28, ESPN, Valencia win, Mallorca beat Malaga",
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          "ref": "2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC",
          "text": "David Luiz and Terry challenged for headers and when the loose ball fell to Mata, his shot was blocked on the line by a bundle of bodies that included King, Assou-Ekotto and Terry. Referee Atkinson was swift to award the goal as Mata wheeled away in celebration - much to the disgust of the Spurs players.",
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        "(idiomatic, chiefly sports) To run around in celebration"
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