backpedal
verb
to pedal backwards on a bicycle
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noun
a pair of circular pieces of metal or cloth worn around your lower legs while riding a bicycle. You wear them to prevent your trousers from getting caught in the chain.
verb
to continue to move in a car or on a bicycle after you have switched off the engine or have stopped pedalling with your legs
verb
to move on a bicycle without moving the pedals, or to move in a car without switching on the engine, usually down a slope
noun
a movement in which a rider lifts the front wheel of a bicycle or motorbike high in the air and balances on the back wheel only
noun
to start using a different gear when you are driving a car or riding a bicycle
if someone rides pillion on a motorbike, they sit behind the driver
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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