bicycle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

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.

   Synonyms: bike, pushbike, velocipede, Thesaurus:bicycle

   Hypernyms: cycle

2. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
3. The best possible hand in lowball.
4. (British, AU, NZ) A motorbike.
5. (vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) a slut; a promiscuous woman

Translations

• French: vélo, bicyclette, vélocipède (dated)
• German: Fahrrad, Velo (Switzerland), Drahtesel (colloquial), Veloziped (dated)
• Italian: bicicletta, bici (informal)
• Portuguese: bicicleta, baique (informally)
• Russian: велосипе́д
• Spanish: bicicleta, bici (informal)

Verb

bicycle (bicycles, present participle bicycling; past and past participle bicycled)

1. (intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

Translations

• French: faire du vélo, faire de la bicyclette, rouler à vélo, pédaler
• German: Rad fahren, (colloquial) radeln

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