to bicycle
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
:
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.
- We can emulate the Dutch and we can all bicycle to work, but we're not the problem.
Examples
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Every weekend, I love to bicycle along the scenic trails in the park.
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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.
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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.
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After getting my new bike, I couldn't wait to bicycle through the countryside.
Synonyms
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1.0
To travel by bike, horse, or car
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2.0
To push something on its round turning parts or to ride in a vehicle that has them
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1.0
To ride a bicycle
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2.3
To move a bicycle by pushing the foot levers that turn the wheels
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1.8
To ride a bicycle
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
A vehicle with two seats for two people who pedal while sitting one behind the other
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2.8
A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain
- Offensive
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9.9
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
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Surface Forms
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.