Freewheel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)

live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈiːwiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈiːwiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈiːwiːl/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈiːwiːl/.

Examples

My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drift

Parts of Speech

noun	a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)
verb	live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely “My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school”
verb	coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

Word Forms

freewheeler

noun

someone acting freely or even irresponsibly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freilauf

eine Kupplung (wie am Hinterrad eines Fahrrads), die es den Rädern ermöglicht, sich frei zu drehen (wie beim Ausrollen)

🇫🇷French

roue libre

un embrayage (comme sur la roue arrière d'un vélo) qui permet aux roues de tourner librement (comme en roue libre)

🇪🇸Spanish

rueda libre

un embrague (como en la rueda trasera de una bicicleta) que permite que las ruedas giren libremente (como en marcha libre)

🇮🇹Italian

ruota libera

una frizione (come sulla ruota posteriore di una bicicletta) che consente alle ruote di girare liberamente (come nella marcia per inerzia)

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijloop

een koppeling (zoals op het achterwiel van een fiets) waardoor de wielen vrij kunnen draaien (zoals bij uitrollen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

roda livre

uma embreagem (como na roda traseira de uma bicicleta) que permite que as rodas girem livremente (como na desaceleração)

🇷🇺Russian

свободный ход

сцепление (как на заднем колесе велосипеда), позволяющее колесам свободно вращаться (как при движении накатом)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़्रीव्हील

एक क्लच (साइकिल के पिछले पहिये की तरह) जो पहियों को स्वतंत्र रूप से घूमने की अनुमति देता है (जैसे कि कोस्टिंग में)

🇮🇳Tamil

இலவச சக்கரம்

ஒரு கிளட்ச் (ஒரு மிதிவண்டியின் பின் சக்கரத்தில் உள்ளது போல்) சக்கரங்களை சுதந்திரமாக சுழற்ற அனுமதிக்கிறது (கடலோரத்தில் உள்ளது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రీవీల్

ఒక క్లచ్ (సైకిల్ వెనుక చక్రంలో వలె) చక్రాలు స్వేచ్ఛగా తిరగడానికి అనుమతిస్తుంది (కోస్టింగ్‌లో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्रीव्हील

एक क्लच (सायकलच्या मागील चाकाप्रमाणे) जो चाके मुक्तपणे फिरू देतो (कोस्टिंगप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રી વ્હીલ

એક ક્લચ (સાયકલના પાછળના વ્હીલની જેમ) જે વ્હીલ્સને મુક્તપણે ફેરવવા દે છે (કિનારાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ರೀವೀಲ್

ಒಂದು ಕ್ಲಚ್ (ಬೈಸಿಕಲ್‌ನ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಚಕ್ರದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ) ಇದು ಚಕ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿಸಲು ಅನುವು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ (ಕೋಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್‌ನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്രീവീൽ

ചക്രങ്ങളെ സ്വതന്ത്രമായി തിരിയാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ക്ലച്ച് (സൈക്കിളിൻ്റെ പിൻ ചക്രത്തിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇵🇰Urdu

فری وہیل

ایک کلچ (جیسا کہ سائیکل کے پچھلے پہیے پر ہوتا ہے) جو پہیوں کو آزادانہ طور پر گھومنے دیتا ہے (جیسا کہ ساحل پر ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

飞轮

允许车轮自由转动（如滑行）的离合器（如自行车后轮）

🇯🇵Japanese

フリーホイール

車輪が（惰性走行のように）自由に回転できるようにするクラッチ（自転車の後輪にあるような）

🇰🇷Korean

프리휠

바퀴가 자유롭게 회전할 수 있게 해주는 클러치(자전거 뒷바퀴에 있는 것과 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh xe tự do

một bộ ly hợp (như trên bánh sau của xe đạp) cho phép bánh xe quay tự do (như khi xuống dốc)

🇹🇭Thai

ฟรีวีล

คลัตช์ (เช่นเดียวกับที่ล้อหลังของจักรยาน) ที่ช่วยให้ล้อหมุนได้อย่างอิสระ (ในขณะที่เคลื่อนตัว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

roda bebas

kopling (seperti pada roda belakang sepeda) yang memungkinkan roda berputar bebas (seperti saat meluncur)

🇲🇾Malay

roda bebas

klac (seperti pada roda belakang basikal) yang membolehkan roda berputar dengan bebas (seperti dalam meluncur)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عجلة حرة

القابض (كما هو الحال على العجلة الخلفية للدراجة) الذي يسمح للعجلات بالدوران بحرية (كما هو الحال في السواحل)

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ آزاد

یک کلاچ (مانند چرخ عقب دوچرخه) که به چرخ ها اجازه می دهد آزادانه بچرخند (مانند چرخش در ساحل)

🇹🇷Turkish

serbest hareket

Tekerleklerin serbestçe dönmesine izin veren (bir bisikletin arka tekerleğinde olduğu gibi) bir kavrama (kaymada olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גלגל חופשי

מצמד (כמו בגלגל האחורי של אופניים) המאפשר לגלגלים להסתובב בחופשיות (כמו בגלישה)

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The primary meaning of 'freewheel' is 'a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)'.

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