freewheel

freewheel
I. noun Date: 1930 a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped II. intransitive verb Date: 1903 1. to roll along freely independent of a gear 2. to move, live, or play freely or irresponsibly • freewheeler noun

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  • Freewheel — Free wheel , v. i. 1. (a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner; to coast in a vehicle having a freewheel. To ride a freewheel cycle. [WordNet sense 2] [Webster 1913 Suppl …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Freewheel — Free wheel , n. (Mach.) A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • freewheel — ► NOUN ▪ a bicycle wheel which is able to revolve freely when no power is being applied to the pedals. ► VERB 1) coast on a bicycle without using the pedals. 2) (freewheeling) cheerily unconcerned. DERIVATIVES freewheeler noun …   English terms dictionary

  • freewheel — [frē′hwēl΄, frē′wēl΄] n. 1. in a bicycle, a device in the rear hub that permits the rear wheel to go on turning when the pedals are stopped 2. in some automobiles, helicopters, etc. a device that permits the speed of the drive shaft or rotor to… …   English World dictionary

  • Freewheel — For information about the bicycle component, see Cogset. Freewheel mechanism …   Wikipedia

  • freewheel — /ˈfriwil / (say freeweel) noun 1. an overrunning clutch device in connection with the transmission gearbox of a motor vehicle which automatically disengages the drive shaft whenever it tends to rotate more rapidly than the shaft driving it. 2. a… …  

  • freewheel — UK [ˌfriːˈwiːl] / US [ˌfrɪˈwɪl] verb [intransitive] Word forms freewheel : present tense I/you/we/they freewheel he/she/it freewheels present participle freewheeling past tense freewheeled past participle freewheeled to move on a bicycle without… …   English dictionary

  • freewheel — [[t]fri͟ː(h)wi͟ːl[/t]] freewheels, freewheeling, freewheeled also free wheel VERB If you freewheel, you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the pedals, or in a vehicle without using the engine. [V adv/prep] He freewheeled back… …   English dictionary

  • freewheel — n. mechanical device (in a bicycle, car, train) v. coast, move freely; coast by means of a freewheel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • freewheel — [1] Usually refers to the action of a vehicle on a downgrade when the overdrive over running clutch is slipping with a resultant loss of engine braking. This condition will occur only after the overdrive unit is engaged but before the balk ring… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • freewheel — I noun a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) • Hypernyms: ↑clutch II verb 1. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely My son drifted around for years in California before going to law… …   Useful english dictionary

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