wheelie

== English == === Etymology === From wheel + -ie. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)wili/ Rhymes: -iːli Hyphenation: wheel‧ie === Noun === wheelie (plural wheelies) (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. Synonyms: mono (Australia, Britain), wheelstand (informal, chiefly Australia) A wheelchair user. ==== Alternative forms ==== wheely (rare) ==== Coordinate terms ==== endo stoppie ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: wheelie ==== Translations ==== === Verb === wheelie (third-person singular simple present wheelies, present participle wheelieing, simple past and past participle wheelied) (intransitive, informal) To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels. Synonym: wheelstand ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === wheelie (comparative wheelier or more wheelie, superlative wheeliest or most wheelie) (informal) Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels”). ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === wheelie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English wheelie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋiː.li/ Hyphenation: whee‧lie Rhymes: -iːli === Noun === wheelie m (plural wheelies, no diminutive) wheelie (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)