bi·cycle [bicyclebicyclesbicycledbicycling] noun, verb BrE [ˈbaɪsɪkl] NAmE [ˈbaɪsɪkl] noun (also informal bike) a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the ↑pedals with your feet • He got on his bicycle and rode off. • We went for a bicycle ride on Sunday.
Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: from ↑bi- ‘two’ + Greek kuklos ‘wheel’.
Example Bank: •Did you come by bicycle? •He mounted his bicycle and rode off. •I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill. •She came off her bicycle when it skidded on some wet leaves. •She pedalled her bicycle up the track. •She tried to pedal her bicycle up the track. •We watched the boys on their bicycles.
verb intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (old-fashioned) to go somewhere on a bicycle compare ↑bike, ↑cycle Verb forms:
Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: from ↑bi- ‘two’ + Greek kuklos ‘wheel’.
(also informal bike)