"cartwheel" meaning in English

See cartwheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ [UK], /ˈkɑrtˌwil/ [US] Audio: en-au-cartwheel.ogg [Australia] Forms: cartwheel [singular], cartwheels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cartwheel is the wheel of a cart.
    Sense id: simple-cartwheel-en-noun-uNDscJrT
  2. A cartwheel is a continuous rotation to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs stretched out.
    Sense id: simple-cartwheel-en-noun-ggT6tqbD

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ [UK], /ˈkɑrtˌwil/ [US] Audio: en-au-cartwheel.ogg [Australia] Forms: cartwheel [canonical], cartwheels [third-person, singular], cartwheeled [past], cartwheeled [past, participle], cartwheeling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cartwheel, you perform a cartwhell.
    Sense id: simple-cartwheel-en-verb-yhBtou0j
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