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Freewheel

Freewheel Meaning & Definition
Freewheel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Freewheel?

[v] coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
[v] live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Freewheel: drift

Related Terms | Find terms related to Freewheel:

See Also | coast | exist | live | subsist | survive

Freewheel In Webster's Dictionary

\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 stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.
\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 ride a freewheel cycle. 2. (Mach.) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch.

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