Collocations for wheel - noun
1. on a bicyle, car, etc.
ADJ.
bicycle, car, etc. | spare | front | back, rear | nearside | offside | loose, wobbly | alloy
WHEEL + VERB
change, replace
A tyre blew and we had to change the wheel.
A tyre blew and we had to change the wheel.
WHEEL + VERB
go round, spin, turn
The wheels were still going round. | (figurative) The political wheel had turned full circle, and he was back in power.
The wheels were still going round. | (figurative) The political wheel had turned full circle, and he was back in power.
skid, slide, slip
He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
crunch, scream, shriek
the sound of wheels crunching over snow
the sound of wheels crunching over snow
come off, fall off | lock
She braked too hard and the wheels locked.
She braked too hard and the wheels locked.
WHEEL + NOUN
arch, base, bearings, hub, nut, rim, trim | clamp
PREP.
on ~s
A child was pulling along a little dog on wheels.
A child was pulling along a little dog on wheels.
under the ~s
She fell under the wheels of a bus.
She fell under the wheels of a bus.
2. (also ‘steering wheel’)
VERB + WHEEL
grip | turn | take
I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the wheel.
I drove the first 200 miles and then Steve took the wheel.
WHEEL + NOUN
lock
PREP.
at the ~
The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the wheel.
The bus set off again with a fresh driver at the wheel.
behind the ~
I saw the car drive past, but didn''t recognize the woman behind the wheel.
I saw the car drive past, but didn''t recognize the woman behind the wheel.