cartwheel

Definition of Cartwheel in English :

1. cartwheel

a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim

2. cartwheel

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

3. cartwheel, silver dollar

a dollar made of silver

4. cartwheel

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cartwheel

noun

1.

the wheel of a cart, usually having wooden spokes and metal tyres

2.

an acrobatic movement in which the body makes a sideways revolution supported on the hands with arms and legs outstretched

3. US slang

a large coin, esp the silver dollar

noun

1.

a kind of handspring performed sideways, with the arms and legs extended: often an optional exercise in gymnastic competition

2. US, Slang

a large coin, esp. a silver dollar

verb intransitive

3.

to perform cartwheels

n.

A handspring in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread like the spokes of a wheel.

intr.v. cart·wheeled, cart·wheel·ing, cart·wheels

To execute a cartwheel.