bicycle
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
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bicicleta
- I was trying to steer the bicycle clear of that mud back there.
- ride a bicycle
- a bicycle wheel
- pedestrians and bicycles
The Wright brothers were bicycle mechanics in Dayton, OH.
- The Wright brothers were bicycle mechanics in Dayton, OH.
- The idea of seeing a bear on a bicycle, that's I'm going way off topic.
- So I'm starting to think that this free bicycle program in Zurich is a myth.
- And they saw three idiots riding a trained bicycle down the side of the highway.
- All vehicles are related, bicycles, cars, fire engines, tanks.
- I once got hit by an icicle taking out my bicycle out of the garage.
- We could set up this, this bicycle in the mid deck of the space shuttle.
- Clinton In the cross streets in both directions, men were riding bicycles, some with bike lamps.
- Let's say that I showed you a bicycle and I said, Danny, what is this thing?
- Think about when you ride a bicycle or a skateboard or any other wheeled thing.
- Could they have fallen out of a tree or had a bad bicycle accident?
- They are meaningless in relation to a bicycle shack on the periphery.
Examples
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And you'll notice that bicycles have chains that go around the sprockets.
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Researchers created this weird looking bicycle to prove a point.
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Get the kid off the bicycle.
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In 1969, the world produced 25 million bicycles and 23 million cars.
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There are many reasons why bicycles have gained in popularity a century after the automobile was invented.
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She's recuperating from a fall she took from a bicycle near USC.
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She enjoyed riding her bicycle through the park on sunny days.
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After saving for months, he finally bought a new bicycle to commute to work.
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The children raced their bicycles down the street, laughing and having fun.
Synonyms
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A two-wheeled vehicle that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet
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A two-wheeled vehicle you move by pedaling
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A bicycle with two seats, one behind the other
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A bicycle with two seats and two sets of pedals for two riders
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A vehicle with two seats for two people who pedal while sitting one behind the other
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A bicycle that you move by pedalling
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An early vehicle you move with pedals that has two or three wheels
A bicycle with two same-size wheels and a chain that turns the rear wheel
A bicycle with two equal wheels and pedals that turn the rear wheel by a chain, safer than older types
A two-wheeled vehicle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A vehicle with two seats for two people who pedal while sitting one behind the other
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A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain
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An insulting name for a person, often a woman, who many people think has sex with many others
A bicycle with a small electric motor that helps you pedal or moves you without pedaling
- Archaic
A bicycle with two equal wheels and pedals that turn the rear wheel by a chain, safer than older types
- Archaic
A two-wheeled vehicle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bicycle comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' and cycle meaning 'wheel', so it literally means a 'two-wheeled' vehicle. That's why a bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels you move by pushing pedals.