: a maneuver in which a wheeled vehicle (such as a bicycle) is momentarily balanced on its rear wheel or wheels
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He did a wheelie on his bike.
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While the officer was crouched down, the ATV driver lifted the vehicle into a wheelie, striking the officer in the face, the statement said.—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025 Police said witnesses alleged that the motorcyclist was driving erratically before the crash, doing wheelies and traveling at a high rate of speed.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025 Three juveniles on e-bikes were doing wheelies and riding in the middle of the lane.
EMBEZZLMENT: 3:54 p.m. at O’Reilly Auto Parts on Los Gatos Boulevard.—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 After all, Carlsson has been at it for about 30 years now, following his first handlebar wheelie with a new record attempt three years later at Sweden's Skövde Airport.—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheelie
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