wheel·ie

(wē′lē, hwē′-)

A stunt in which the front wheel or wheels of a vehicle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle, are raised so that the vehicle is balanced momentarily on its rear wheel or wheels.

Idiom:

pop a wheelie

To execute such a stunt.

[wheel + -ie.]

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wheelie

(ˈwiːlɪ)

n, pl -ies

(Automotive Engineering) a manoeuvre on a bicycle or motorbike in which the front wheel is raised off the ground

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Translations

wheelie

n (inf) to do a wheelie → nur auf dem Hinterrad fahren

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City traffic police said here on Monday that on the special directives of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO), a vigorous campaign was launched against wheelies without any discrimination.

5 held for doing wheelie

The Bank Road was also sealed and shopkeepers were directed to pull down their shutters before midnight to help the police to prevent car skating and wheelies.

200 injured as police fail to check wheelies

However, a judge pointed out that bikers in a circus were able to perform wheelies from a standstill position.

Lawyer refutes wheelie claim in appeal hearing

David Jeffries has written a few letters about his beloved wheelies. Can I remind him he deserted Birmingham so he should keep his comments to his adopted abode and keep his nose out of our wheelies bins.

Keep nose out of our wheelie bins..

Rab, 56, was about to empty the bin into the crusher on his truck when he saw the hamster, who he has named Wheelies, trying to escape.

HAMSTER WHEELIE; Binman Rab rescues dumped rodent from jaws of crusher

Our recycling wheelie should have been collected yesterday morning; when we arrived back home late yesterday afternoon, the household rubbish had been collected, but the recycling wheelies had not.

Fly-tipping nuisance since wheelies came; VIEWS

Every year, a large number of motorcyclists do wheelies on Independence Day.

61 injured doing wheelie

Spokesman of City Traffic Police said here Sunday that on the special directives of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO), a vigorous campaign was launched against wheelies and rash driving in Faisalabad.

25 held for doing wheelie last week

Wolverhampton introduced wheelies in the 1990s, when the objective was the collection and disposal of waste.

Rolling out wheelie bins is successful elsewhere; viewpoint

RAWALPINDI -- Police and traffic wardens turned a blind eye to the sale of firecrackers and wheelies in the city and cantonment areas.

Police fail to check wheelie, fireworks

Spokesman of City Traffic Police said here Monday that on the special directives of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO), a vigorous campaign was launched against wheelies without any discrimination.

6 held for doing wheelie