bicycle

CEFRA1

/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.

Examples

  • He got on his bicycle and rode off.

  • I will give you a bicycle for your birthday.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbʌɪsɪkəl/
  • /baj.sajkɪl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.

  2. 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.

  3. The best possible hand in lowball.

More examples

In context

  • You shall have a bicycle for your birthday.

  • The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use.

  • “Bicycling” defeated the possibility of topicality, a prime production habit of the network-trained production executives staffing the new entity.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847. (promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.