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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•cy•cle /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -cled, -cling. n. [countable] - Transporta vehicle with two wheels, pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, handlebars for steering, and a seat like a saddle.
v. [no object] - Transportto ride a bicycle:They bicycled down to the store.
bi•cy•clist /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/USA pronunciation bi•cy•cler, n. [countable]See -cycle-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•cy•cle (bī′si kəl, -sik′əl, -sī′kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -cled, -cling. n. - Transporta 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.
v.i. - Transportto ride a bicycle.
v.t. - Transportto ship or transport directly by bicycle or other means.
- French; see bi-1, cycle
- 1865–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ n - 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 wheel
Often shortened to: cycle, (informal)bike
vb - (intransitive) to ride a bicycle; cycle
Etymology: 19th Century: from bi-1 + Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kuklos wheelˈbicyclist, ˈbicycler n |