wheelie

[hwee-lee, wee-]

noun

1. a small, usually folding, metal frame with wheels for carrying luggage or small packages.

2. a maneuver in which a bicycle, motorcycle, or car has its front wheel or wheels momentarily lifted off the ground.

wheelie

/ ˈwiːlɪ /

noun

1. a manoeuvre on a bicycle or motorbike in which the front wheel is raised off the ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelie¹

First recorded in 1960–65; wheel + -ie

Example Sentences

Mr Oliver admitted starting a fire in a wheelie bin which then spread.

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It is only seeing intermittent collections take place because it has large containers rather than wheelie bins - great news for rats and foxes.

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A wheelie great idea: One man turned heads as he brought his festival gear onto the farm in a modified wheelie bin.

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The force said cars were stolen and set on fire, motorbikes were being ridden erratically and bricks were thrown at officers, while wheelie bins and cars were used to block off the road.

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A driver who chased and murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed for life.

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