wheel into (something or some place)

wheel into (something or some place)

1. To arrive into some place on wheels or on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. We wheeled into the city around 2 AM, so there wasn't a single place still open where we could get food. The ambulance wheeled into the ER with another victim from the accident.

2. To drive or maneuver a wheeled vehicle or apparatus into something or some place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "into." You can wheel that cart into the storage closet when you're not using it. We wheeled the car into the rest area so everyone could get out and stretch their legs.

3. To transport someone or something into something or some place on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "into." We wheeled the goods into the warehouse on a dolly. His friends stuck him in a shopping cart and wheeled him into the grocery store.

See also: wheel

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wheel someone or something into something

 and wheel someone or something in

to bring someone or something into something or some place on wheels. The orderly wheeled the man into the operating room. The orderly wheeled in the patient.

See also: wheel

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