: 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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In addition to Crawford’s testimony, jurors watched helicopter video of the chase that began with a group of bikers, including Barreto, weaving through traffic, running red lights and at moments riding into oncoming traffic and popping wheelies.—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 Zoom in: Existing law already prohibited street racing, but new language adds doughnuts, burnouts, drifting, and wheelies to that definition.—Sam Allard, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 There's nothing quite like pulling a wheelie on a motorcycle for firing up the adrenalin glands.—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024 Instead, instantaneously available torque matters more—allowing the Pulse to almost, but not quite, power a wheelie at full throttle in the Sport+ ride mode.—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wheelie
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