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third-wheel

third-wheel verb: to act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.

Verb

third-wheel (third-person singular simple present third-wheels, present participle third-wheeling, simple past and past participle third-wheeled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.
    • The Argentine polo star, Ralph Lauren model and personal pal to Harry was with the royal couple on Thursday as he and Harry’s polo team scored the winning trophy at the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup. He even third-wheeled the newlyweds as the pair shared a congratulatory kiss after the charity...2018 July 28, Dave Quinn, “Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'Found Each Other to Change the World,' Says Couple's Pal”, in People

Forms of third-wheel

third-person singular presentthird-wheels
present participlethird-wheeling
past participlethird-wheeled
pastthird-wheeled

Origin of third-wheel

From third wheel.

Questions about third-wheel

What does third-wheel mean?
Third-wheel means to act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.
What part of speech is third-wheel?
Third-wheel is a verb.
What is the past tense of third-wheel?
The past tense of third-wheel is third-wheeled.

Words near third-wheel in the dictionary

  1. third-wave feminism
  2. third-wave feminist
  3. third-wave feminists
  4. third-waver
  5. third-wavers
  6. third-wheel
  7. third-wheeled
  8. third-wheeling
  9. third-wheels
  10. third-world
  11. third-worlder

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