bicycle
//ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l//
Forms
- Plural
- bicycles
- present (v1)
- bicycle
- past (v2)
- bicycled
- past participle (v3)
- bicycled
- present participle
- bicycling
- 3rd person singular
- bicycles
Definitions
1.A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
- The bicycle by the door is mine.
- Do you go to school on foot or by bicycle?
- I have a new bicycle.
2.Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.
- The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use.
3.A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
- The bicycle by the door is mine.
- Do you go to school on foot or by bicycle?
- I have a new bicycle.
4.The best possible hand in lowball.
- The bicycle by the door is mine.
- Do you go to school on foot or by bicycle?
- I have a new bicycle.
1.To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4936
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Proto-Italic *dwis
Old Latin duis
Latin bisder.
French bi-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der.
Late Latin cyclusder.
Middle French
French cycle
French bicyclebor.