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bicycle1 nounbicycle2 verb bicyclebi‧cy‧cle1 /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] bicycle1Origin: 1800-1900 French bi- + -cycle (as in tricycle) - All her bicycle needed was some regular use.
- And so does riding a bicycle, with many protruding branches to track and avoid.
- Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are manufactured here, though most of the components are imported.
- Chastened, you pick up the bicycle and shuffle indoors, convinced you have ruined everything for good.
- I have this new house and a new bicycle.
- In learning a task, how to ride a bicycle, for example, one attends at first to every muscular movement.
- Then he came around the bend and saw the bicycle.
► Bicycles/Carts/Horsesall-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun verbs► ride a bicycle· Riding a bicycle is very good exercise. ► get on/off a bicycle· I got on my bicycle and cycled over to Rob’s house. ► push/wheel a bicycle (=walk beside it pushing it)· She was wheeling her bicycle and talking to some friends. bicycle + NOUN► a bicycle shop (also bicycle store American English)· His dream was to own a bicycle shop. ► a bicycle ride· They went for a 50 km bicycle ride. ► a bicycle wheel/tyre· My front bicycle tyre is flat. ► a bicycle pump (=for putting more air in a tyre)· Where’s the bicycle pump? ► a bicycle helmet· It’s safer to wear a bicycle helmet. ► a bicycle shed (=place for keeping bicycles in)· He built a bicycle shed in the back yard. ► bicycle frame a bicycle frame ► a car/lorry/bicycle etc tyre· They sell and fit car tyres. ADJECTIVE► new· Hire purchase was also available for new commodities such as bicycles.· I have this new house and a new bicycle.· And neither could the new red bicycle. ► old· Taken on to sell insurance, patent medicines and beauty products, I sold my own animals and bought an old bicycle.· Even the poor old bicycle was dragged into the act, amidst a blizzard of respectable fears.· He came up with an old bicycle, half a pram and Henry's other leg. NOUN► chain· Perhaps the most impressive beast of all, is the Current Trends Lion with a heavy duty bicycle chain for its mane.· A gang walking around in public brandishing bicycle chains could have been convicted. ► motor· He usually arrived on a powerful motor bicycle a B.M.W., I am told.· A mowing machine coming within the definition of a motor bicycle is exempt.· Though what I did notice was a motor bicycle parked where it shouldn't have been - outside Wheeler's.· The motive behind this action is usually to reduce the chances of a police check of two on a motor bicycle. ► ride· The intrepid four took part in a gruelling sponsored 50-mile bicycle ride.· That's quite a bicycle ride. a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet SYN bike: Can James ride a bicycle yet? → exercise bikeGRAMMAR: Patterns with bicycle• You say get on your bicycle: · She got on her bicycle and rode away.• You say get off your bicycle: · I stopped and got off my bicycle.• You say that someone is on a bicycle: · I saw her out on her bicycle.• You go somewhere by bicycle: · Can you get to work by bicycle? ✗Don’t say: Can you get to work with bicycle?COLLOCATIONSverbsride a bicycle· Riding a bicycle is very good exercise.get on/off a bicycle· I got on my bicycle and cycled over to Rob’s house.push/wheel a bicycle (=walk beside it pushing it)· She was wheeling her bicycle and talking to some friends.bicycle + NOUNa bicycle shop (also bicycle store American English)· His dream was to own a bicycle shop.a bicycle ride· They went for a 50 km bicycle ride.a bicycle wheel/tyre· My front bicycle tyre is flat.a bicycle pump (=for putting more air in a tyre)· Where’s the bicycle pump?a bicycle helmet· It’s safer to wear a bicycle helmet.a bicycle shed (=place for keeping bicycles in)· He built a bicycle shed in the back yard.bicycle1 nounbicycle2 verb bicyclebicycle2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] VERB TABLEbicycle |
Present | I, you, we, they | bicycle | | he, she, it | bicycles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bicycled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bicycled | | he, she, it | has bicycled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bicycled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bicycle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bicycled |
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Present | I | am bicycling | | he, she, it | is bicycling | | you, we, they | are bicycling | Past | I, he, she, it | was bicycling | | you, we, they | were bicycling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bicycling | | he, she, it | has been bicycling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bicycling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bicycling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bicycling |
► Bicycles/Carts/Horsesall-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun ► bicycle frame a bicycle frame ► a car/lorry/bicycle etc tyre· They sell and fit car tyres. formal to go somewhere by bicycle SYN bike, cycle—bicyclist noun [countable] |