wheelie
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Is wheelie a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
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.Examples: "Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie."; "With them [bicycles], children can accomplish such unique and delightfully dangerous stunts as “wheelies”—that is, riding at a fast speed with the machine's front wheel raised completely above the ground."; "Bikes are pointing their noses in the air nowadays with the help of a new gadget called the Wheelie-Bar. By attaching the device to the rear of your cycle, you can tilt back on the hind wheel; wooden skate rollers at the end of the bar let you ride high, the way stock-car dragsters do."Synonyms: mono, wheelstandinformal
2. (informal, chiefly Australia) A wheelchair user.Examples: "It is also a nightmare for the wheelies, or wheelchair users. Not only is it hard enough to find a bloody wheelchair in the airport these days, but to push them to this back-of-beyond gate is a job in itself."; "Of the wheelchair users, or wheelies[…], Phil is the other group leader. He has been paraplegic for about ten years. The idea of the group leaders is that they provide support and encouragement from a position of experience."Australiainformal
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, informal) To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.Examples: "Downshift while the engine is still revving well. This will prevent missed gears when you stomp the shift lever in a panic to regain power. Also, if you wait too long to shift down, you risk the possibility of wheelieing when you catch the next lower cog. A wheelie will cause you to shut off for a second … and it's all over brother. Go back down and try again."; "The other possible problem with uphill, downhill and crested roads is that bikes tend to wheelie over them. This isn't really a problem unless you have to make a turn while the front wheel is still in the air. The rear brake will help to keep the front down."; "Our faces light up for each other, and with the greatest grin he jumps his rusty banana seat off the curb and wheelies around in the space created for him."Synonyms: wheelstandinformalintransitive
adj (English)
1. (informal) Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels”).Examples: "wheelie bag wheelie bin"; "He took the remaining fillet from the fridge and slid it off the plate, into the bin. He tied the plastic liner and brought it out to the wheelie bin."alt-ofalternativeinformal
Definition source: Wiktionary