Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

    Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie.

    Wheelie

  2. (Australia, informal)A wheelchair user.

Examples

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  1. Tom was doing wheelies on his motorcycle.

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  2. Tom did a wheelie.

    ruТом прокатился на заднем колесе велосипеда.

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  3. Tom can do wheelies.

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  4. Mennad never does wheelies on the freeway.

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  5. Ziri was doing wheelies in the driveway.

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Translations

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Deutsch
action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels:
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