NOUN | artifact | freewheel | a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) |
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VERB | stative | freewheel, drift | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely |
motion | freewheel | coast in a vehicle using the freewheel |
Meaning | A clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting). | |
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Broader | clutch | A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism |
Spanish | piñon libre | |
Catalan | pinyo lliure, pinyó lliure |
Meaning | Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | drift | |
Broader | exist, survive, live, subsist | support oneself |
Similar to | drift | Move in an unhurried fashion |
Spanish | ir sin rumbo, vivir sin rumbo | |
Nouns | freewheeler | someone acting freely or even irresponsibly |
Meaning | coast in a vehicle using the freewheel. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | coast | Move effortlessly |
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