bicycle
English
Etymology
From bi- (“two”) + Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”), on the pattern of tricycle. First attested in English in 1868, from French bicyclette (1847). Superseded earlier velocipede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) Audio (AU) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪsɪkəl
- Hyphenation: bi‧cy‧cle
Noun
bicycle (plural bicycles)
- A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
- A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
- The best possible hand in lowball.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.
Synonyms
- bike (colloquial)
- cycle
- push-bike, pushbike
- velocipede
- See also Thesaurus:bicycle
Translations
vehicle
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Verb
bicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled)
Translations
to ride a bicycle
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