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cartwheel definition

cart·wheel (kärt′hwēl′, -wēl′)

noun

  1. a kind of handspring performed sideways, with the arms and legs extended: often an optional exercise in gymnastic competition
  2. ☆ Slang a large coin, esp. a silver dollar

intransitive verb

to perform cartwheels

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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