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wheelsuck en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From wheel + suck.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working.
   • Here we have several World Championships every week. There is 'Hill Worlds', and then some other ones. What happens a lot of time^([sic]) is that only a few people who race show up, and you can have your way with the majority of Freds who do the ride (Hill Worlds is fun because people can't wheelsuck). 2001, Andrew Albright, “World Championships (was Re: What is John Eustice cycling backround? ^([sic])”, in rec.bicycles.racing (Usenet):

Forms

Synonyms

sit on someone's wheel · sit in the wheels · slipstream