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Definition of cartwheel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cartwheel

verb
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːl/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cartwheel
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːl/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːl/
he / she / it cartwheels
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːlz/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːlz/
past simple cartwheeled
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːld/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːld/
past participle cartwheeled
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːld/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːld/
-ing form cartwheeling
 
/ˈkɑːtwiːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkɑːrtwiːlɪŋ/
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  1. (of a person) to do a cartwheel or cartwheels
    • He cartwheeled across the room.
  2. (of a vehicle or object) to turn over in the air, often after hitting something
    • The car struck the embankment and cartwheeled several times.

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