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to bicycle

to bicycle

2 1.0
To ride a vehicle with two wheels that you pedal
  • verb
  • /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
translation icon : ir en bicicleta
  • With more compact cities and living arrangements, it's easier for people to walk or bicycle when they do their shopping and commuting.
  • bicycle 100-plus miles
  • bicycle or walk

We can emulate the Dutch and we can all bicycle to work, but we're not the problem.

Examples

  • Every weekend, I love to bicycle along the scenic trails in the park.

  • Currently, the construction forces you to bicycle on some of the sidewalks, and it is tight in some places and impossible in others.

    Blog text (1)
  • But quite obviously, not everyone will or can bicycle to work.

    Blog text (29)
  • Instead of taking a car or public transportation, you can bicycle to work.

    Blog text (10)
  • How often do you bicycle?

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Webbs frequently bicycle 40 miles.

  • If you bicycle, join a biking group or enter a race in your age category.

    Blog text (30)
  • He takes his students there on field trips, and on weekends he bicycles for miles through its black ash fields.

    Academic text (2004)
  • She decided to bicycle to work instead of driving to save gas.

  • After getting my new bike, I couldn't wait to bicycle through the countryside.

Synonyms

to ride
vsto bicycle
1.0

To travel by bike, horse, or car

is specific to non-motorized small vehicle travel rather than many transport types
to wheel
vsto bicycle
70 2.0

To push something on its round turning parts or to ride in a vehicle that has them

is limited to non-motorized small vehicle travel rather than moving any rolling object
to bike
vsto bicycle
  • Informal
45 1.0

To ride a bicycle

is the identical meaning but appears as a different word form
to pedal
vsto bicycle
18 2.3

To move a bicycle by pushing the foot levers that turn the wheels

is the general action without specifying foot-powered movement
to cycle
vsto bicycle
10 1.8

To ride a bicycle

is limited to non-motorized small vehicle travel rather than motorized ones

Idioms

To say that something is completely unnecessary

the town bicycle
  • Offensive
9.9

A person people in a community say has many sexual partners

Compounds

1 1.4

A competition where people ride bikes to finish first

A bicycle with two seats and two sets of pedals for two riders

A loop of metal links that moves power from the pedals to the back wheel

1 1.4

A small hand tool that you use to push air into bike tires

A round part with a rim and spokes that turns on a bicycle

A vehicle with two seats for two people who pedal while sitting one behind the other

1 1.0

The part of a bicycle that a person sits on

1 2.8

A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain

1 1.9

A frame made of metal or wood where you lock and park a bike

Bicycles moving along a road or path at a given time

village bicycle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting name for a person, often a woman, who many people think has sex with many others

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

A rack for holding and locking bikes

A bicycle with a small electric motor that helps you pedal or moves you without pedaling

safety bicycle
  • Archaic
3.4

A bicycle with two equal wheels and pedals that turn the rear wheel by a chain, safer than older types

9.0

A two-wheeled vehicle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel

town bicycle
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who has had romantic or sexual relationships with many people

How Fast

sprint
55 2.1
to race
167 1.0
to bicycle
2 1.0
to pedal
18 2.3
coast
18 3.5

Surface Forms

bicycle infinitive
bicycled past
bicycled past participle
bicycling present participle
bicycles third person singular

Etymology

Bicycle as a verb means 'to ride a bicycle' and comes from the same parts bi- 'two' and cycle 'wheel'. So to bicycle is to travel on a two-wheeled bike by pedaling.