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Webster 1913 Edition


Bicycle

Bi′cy-cle

,
Noun.
[Pref.
bi-
+
cycle
.]
A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider’s feet acting on cranks or levers.

Definition 2024


bicycle

bicycle

English

A bicycle

Noun

bicycle (plural bicycles)

  1. A vehicle that has two 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.
  2. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
  3. The best possible hand in lowball.
  4. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.

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Verb

bicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled)

  1. To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
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French

Noun

bicycle m (plural bicycles)

  1. bicycle

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