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Heeling
(gcide) | Heel \Heel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Heeling.]
1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing,
running, and the like. [R.]
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I cannot sing,
Nor heel the high lavolt. --Shak.
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2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
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3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
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4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
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5. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot
advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
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freewheeling
(mass) | freewheeling
- neformálny |
freewheeling
(encz) | freewheeling,neformální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wheeling
(encz) | wheeling,doprava pomocí vozidel n: Zdeněk Brožwheeling,jízda na kole n: Zdeněk Brožwheeling,kroužení n: Zdeněk Brož |
wheeling and dealing
(encz) | wheeling and dealing, |
freewheeling
(gcide) | freewheeling \freewheeling\ adj.
Acting heedless of consequences; acting without controls,
external or internal; as, freewheeling foolishness.
Syn: careless, irresponsible, reckless.
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Heeling error
(gcide) | Heel \Heel\ (h[=e]l), v. i. [OE. helden to lean, incline, AS.
heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw.
h[aum]lla to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.)
To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels
aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
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Heeling error (Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by
the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other.
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Sheeling
(gcide) | Sheeling \Sheel"ing\, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover;
akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.]
A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as
on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by
shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage;
also, a shed. [Written also sheel, shealing, sheiling,
etc.] [Scot.]
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Wheeling
(gcide) | Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheeled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wheeling.]
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1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel
a load of hay or wood.
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2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or
revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a
circle. "The beetle wheels her droning flight." --Gray.
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Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled
Her motions, as the great first mover's hand
First wheeled their course. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n.
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1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or
in a wheeled vehicle.
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2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.
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3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on
wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.
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4. A turning, or circular movement.
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freewheeling
(wn) | freewheeling
adj 1: free of restraints or rules; "freewheeling foolishness";
"the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style"
2: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money";
"freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn:
carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, {happy-go-
lucky}, harum-scarum, slaphappy] |
wheeling
(wn) | Wheeling
n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the
Ohio river
2: propelling something on wheels [syn: wheeling, rolling] |
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