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freewheel

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: freewheel

1
nv
a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)
coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
2
v
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: freewheel
1

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

Type of:
clutch
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

v coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

Type of:
coast
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
2

v live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

Synonyms:
drift
drift
move in an unhurried fashion
Type of:
exist, live, subsist, survive
support oneself
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