Meanings
present singular third person sits in the wheels · participle present sitting in the wheels · participle past sat in the wheels · past sat in the wheels
- cyclingTo wheelsuck.
Yes, you /can/ win by sitting in the wheels consistently and never doing any work. But it isn't admirable.
2010, Simon Brooke, “Re: SPOILER (stage 8) - days when you wish the stage was 5k longer....”, in uk.rec.cycling.moderated (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
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sit in the wheels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20in%20the%20wheels
“sit in the wheels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20in%20the%20wheels. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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