ollie

noun
UK: /ˈɒl.i/
US: /ˈɑː.li/

  1. A skateboarding trick where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands.

    1. He landed a clean ollie over the small ramp. [ ] [ ]
    2. The skateboarder impressed the crowd by performing an ollie over the obstacle during the competition. [ ] [ ]
ollie intransitive-verb

  1. To perform an ollie on a skateboard.

    1. She can ollie pretty high now. [ ] [ ]
    2. After practicing for weeks, he finally learned how to ollie consistently. [ ] [ ]
ollie transitive-verb

  1. To jump over something on a skateboard using the ollie technique.

    1. He ollied the fire hydrant! [ ] [ ]
    2. She ollied the gap between the two platforms with ease and precision. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "ollie" is /ˈɒl.i/ in British English and /ˈɑː.li/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "ollie": "He landed a clean ollie over the small ramp.". More examples on the page.