wheelie /ˈ(h)wiːli/noun 2verb 1forms 4 noun2 •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.Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie. •(Australia, informal) A wheelchair user. verb1 •(informal) To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.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. — 2002 formswheelied · wheelieing · wheelying · wheelies