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bicycle (iou)



bicycle noun & verb. M19.
[from BI- + Greek kuklos circle, wheel, CYCLE noun.]
A. noun. A vehicle having two wheels turned by pedalling, typically with handlebars at the front and a seat or saddle for the rider. M19.
exercise bicycle: see EXERCISE noun. motor bicycle: see MOTOR noun & adjective. safety bicycle: see SAFETY noun & adjective. stationary bicycle: see STATIONARY adjective.
Comb.: bicycle chain a chain which transmits the driving power from the pedals of a bicycle to its rear wheel (also used as a weapon in street fighting); bicycle clip a clip used to confine a cyclist's trouser-leg at the ankle; bicycle lizard = RACEHORSE lizard; bicycle moto-cross bicycle racing on a dirt track (abbreviation BMX); bicycle pump a portable pump for inflating the tyres of bicycles; bicycle-rickshaw a rickshaw pulled by a person on a bicycle.
b. verb intrans. Ride on a bicycle. M19.
bicycler noun = bicyclist M19.
bicyclist noun a person who rides a bicycle, a cyclist L19.