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bicycle

[ bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat.


verb (used without object)

bicycled, bicycling.
  1. to ride a bicycle.

verb (used with object)

bicycled, bicycling.
  1. to ship or transport directly by bicycle or other means.

bicycle

/ ˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. informal.
    a vehicle with a tubular metal frame mounted on two spoked wheels, one behind the other. The rider sits on a saddle, propels the vehicle by means of pedals that drive the rear wheel through a chain, and steers with handlebars on the front wheel Often shortened tocyclebike
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to ride a bicycle; cycle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ⳦, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • c· c· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bicycle1

From French, dating back to 1865–70; bi- 1, cycle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bicycle1

C19: from bi- 1+ Late Latin cyclus , from Greek kuklos wheel
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Los Angeles Police confirmed that flash mobs of boys and young men on bicycles are attacking convenience store 7-Elevens throughout the city and detailed 14 incidents between July and September.

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There are motorised vehicles like cars, buses and motorcycles vying for space with non-motorised transport such as bicycles, cycle rickshaws and handcarts, animal-drawn carts, pedestrians and stray animals.

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Mainly travelling alone through Turkey, Bulgaria and the "vast expanse of nothing" of the deserts of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekista, Ms Moore said her bicycle tyres have held up well.

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"This is the couch. There, the curtains. That was the living room. And that was the bedroom. That's my daughter's bicycle," she said.

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His hangout is by the stationary bicycles, where he develops a rapport with Trump’s most craven enablers.

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