"wheelsuck" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wheelsucks [present, singular, third-person], wheelsucking [participle, present], wheelsucked [participle, past], wheelsucked [past]
Etymology: wheel + suck Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wheel|suck}} wheel + suck Head templates: {{en-verb}} wheelsuck (third-person singular simple present wheelsucks, present participle wheelsucking, simple past and past participle wheelsucked)
  1. (cycling, intransitive) To sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Cycling Synonyms: sit in the wheels, sit on someone's wheel, slipstream
    Sense id: en-wheelsuck-en-verb-HDdaoLI3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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