trike
- noun
- /traɪk/
- Informal
- Or ride a trike in a superhero costume.
- Bikes and trikes
- electric trike
- ride a trike
And we had to share an old used trike that my mother got out of a trade shop.
- And we had to share an old used trike that my mother got out of a trade shop.
- All right, so I got to have that trike.
Examples
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Drawings of my sweet tilting trike will be available in the future.
Blog text (23) -
And we had to share an old used trike that my mother got out of a trade shop.
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Later, she came with me to get my trike.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'd really like a trike that could haul stuff.
Blog text (12) -
Our streets are quiet and empty; people venture out onto their porches, and children ride trikes on the sidewalks.
Fiction book (2000) -
What every parent should know: How to make adjustable seats for plywood trikes
Blog text (21) -
The children raced down the street on their colorful trikes, laughing as they pedaled fast.
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She bought her son a new trike for his birthday, excited to see him ride around the park.
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At the playground, kids were happily riding their trikes on the smooth path.
Synonyms
A small bike with three wheels that you pedal, often for children
An early vehicle you move with pedals that has two or three wheels
How Many Wheels
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trike is short for tricycle. The parts tri- and cycle mean 'three' and 'wheel', so a trike is literally a 'three-wheel' bike and is often a child's toy.