Handlebar Meaning
/ˈhændəlbɑː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.
nounXanax.
Sentence Examples
He has a huge handlebar mustache.
Tom has a handlebar mustache.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He gripped the ____ tightly while riding the bicycle down the hill.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cyclist gripped the ____ tightly as she sped down the steep and winding mountain road.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English handle English bar English handlebar From handle + bar.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The bikelike steering handlebars are bent and welded from pipe or conduit."
— 1963 November 26, Popular Science, volume 183, number 5, page 185:
"I'd like to ride my bicycle with you / On the handlebars"
— 1976, “Oh Lori”, in Alessi, performed by Alessi Brothers:
"Briefly, in the invention, the shift mechanism is incorporated into the handlebar stem, a positive push-pull type cam mechanism is provided for actuating the rear derailleur, undershift and overshift is prevented to eliminate chain "jump off", and the device can be shifted with the bicycle standing still."
— 1981, H Ross, Single lever 10-speed bicycle shifter - US Patent 4,279,174:
"A pleasant, dapperly dressed man with a handlebar moustache that he regularly twists and tugs..."
— 2003, Christopher Phillips, Socrates café: a fresh taste of philosophy, page 103:
"Got a stick in the passenger in my car
She ride on the dick with no handlebars
Came a long way from poppin' them Xanax bars"
— 2023 May 5, “superstar” (track 11, 0:04 from the start), in Destroy Lonely (lyrics), If Looks Could Kill:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He gripped the ____ tightly while riding the bicycle down the hill.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cyclist gripped the ____ tightly as she sped down the steep and winding mountain road.