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Harley

Harley

61 4.9
A large motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhɑrli/
translation icon : Harley
  • Jumbo, six-foot-five, 375 pounds, bald, pulls up on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
  • Harley-Davidson

Richard, don't you have a Harley-Davidson and a Marlboro Man bike as well?

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Examples

  • OK, I know with your first big paycheck from acting that you bought a Harley-Davidson.

  • This is a Harley-Davidson, the best motorcycle ever.

  • Did that sound like a Harley?

  • Plus three of the world's most dangerous roads, well, at least on a Harley.

  • I'm going to get a Harley.

  • In February of his senior year, he bought a Harley and rode it to Florida.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I hitched a ride with some lady on a Harley.

  • You know, I've just rented a Harley-Davidson for the first time.

  • I saw that you just bought at auction Chris Farley's old Harley-Davidson.

  • I just bought my dream Harley and can't wait to take it on the open road.

Synonyms

bike
vsHarley
  • Informal
55 1.3

A motor vehicle with two wheels that you ride and that has an engine

is a large classic model produced by a specific brand

Compounds

A street in central London known for many private doctors' offices

Surface Forms

Harley main

Etymology

Harley for the motorcycle comes from the company Harley-Davidson, which was named after its founder William Harley. So a 'Harley' is the big, classic bike made under that family name.