a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat.
verb (used without object),bi·cy·cled,bi·cy·cling.
to ride a bicycle.
verb (used with object),bi·cy·cled,bi·cy·cling.
to ship or transport directly by bicycle or other means.
Origin of bicycle
From French, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at bi-1, cycle
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Those are affordable prices for a quality bicycle and damn great for an e-bike but, in real economic terms, still serious money.
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It’s like a race pitting a horse against a car against an airplane against a bicycle.
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The one that is that is the top end of the skill spectrum is bicycle racing.
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E-bike sales have more than doubled since January, outpacing even huge sales growth in conventional bicycles.
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As I was coming out, my sister [Valerie] tugged on me and said, ‘That’s the boy who kicked me off my bicycle.
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So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.
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The street is closed to traffic and kids run unfettered across inviting hopscotch squares and bicycle lanes.
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Two of the recruits have admitted to two sexual assaults and a bicycle theft in Market Square right at the center of the old town.
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Bicycle riders are prudent to fear being clipped by a passing car.
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The excellent automobile road around the rim affords easy approach afoot as well as by automobile and bicycle.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard
Then Githa, who had been standing silently by her bicycle, suddenly assumed direction of the situation.
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You can ride a horse, or a bicycle, and drive in the carriage or dog-cart.
A Son of Perdition|Fergus Hume
I'll hang my trousers; and you, Elizabeth, can hang your bicycle bloomers.
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I expended another three marks on the hire of a bicycle, though I ran the risk thereby of going perhaps without Monday's dinner.
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British Dictionary definitions for bicycle
bicycle
/ (ˈbaɪsɪkəl) /
noun
a vehicle with a tubular metal frame mounted on two spoked wheels, one behind the other. The rider sits on a saddle, propels the vehicle by means of pedals that drive the rear wheel through a chain, and steers with handlebars on the front wheelOften shortened to: cycle, informalbike
verb
(intr)to ride a bicycle; cycle
Derived forms of bicycle
bicyclistorbicycler, noun
Word Origin for bicycle
C19: from bi-1 + Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kuklos wheel
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Words related to bicycle
bike, cycle, wheels, tandem, velocipede, two-wheeler