CARTWHEEL

cartwheel

(noun) acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel

cartwheel

(noun) a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim

cartwheel

(verb) do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

cartwheel (plural cartwheels)

The literal wheel of a cart.

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.

(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

Verb

cartwheel (third-person singular simple present cartwheels, present participle cartwheeling, simple past and past participle cartwheeled)

To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.

To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.

Source: Wiktionary

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