break the wheel verb2 •To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.The head of one of Canada's largest unions says it's time to break the wheel and change the way businesses are operated. — 2020 •To instigate or enact a major change; to revolutionize; to shake up.Polar codes break the wheel in channel coding area with its unconventional perspective of code construction than that of the traditional codes and become a youngest contender in the 5G race. — 2019 formsbroke the wheel · broken the wheel · breaking the wheel · breaks the wheel