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took the wheel

took the wheel is the simple past of take the wheel.

Meaning of take the wheel

Verb

take the wheel (third-person singular simple present takes the wheel, present participle taking the wheel, simple past took the wheel, past participle taken the wheel)

  1. To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
    • Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To assume control of a situation.

Questions about took the wheel

What is took the wheel the simple past of?
Took the wheel is the simple past of take the wheel.

Words near took the wheel in the dictionary

  1. took the time
  2. took the trouble
  3. took the veil
  4. took the weight off
  5. took the weight off one's feet
  6. took the wheel
  7. took the wind out of someone's sails
  8. took the words out of someone's mouth
  9. took the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. took time
  11. took time by the forelock

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