wheelie
To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheelsTo ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.
» Tom was doing wheelies on his motorcycle.
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1 senses(informal)To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.
Examples
17 sentencesTom was doing wheelies on his motorcycle.
Tom did a wheelie.
ruТом прокатился на заднем колесе велосипеда. — Ivanovb
Tom can do wheelies.
Mennad never does wheelies on the freeway.
Ziri was doing wheelies in the driveway.
Translations
2 languagesForms
wheelies, wheelieing, wheelied, wheeliedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.