"trike" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹaɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trike.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trikes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: Shortening of tricycle, probably modelled on bike. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tricycle}} tricycle, {{m|en|bike}} bike Head templates: {{en-noun}} trike (plural trikes)
  1. A tricycle, typically that of a child. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-trike-en-noun-HTlE1iyh Disambiguation of Cycling: 33 10 15 9 34
  2. A three-wheeled motorbike.
    Sense id: en-trike-en-noun-Wl~TRfaV
  3. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-trike-en-noun-VpHcERSe Disambiguation of Cycling: 33 10 15 9 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bike
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɹaɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trike.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trikes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: Shortening of triceratops. Etymology templates: {{m|en|triceratops}} triceratops Head templates: {{en-noun}} trike (plural trikes)
  1. (informal) A triceratops. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs Coordinate_terms: compy (english: Compsognathus)
    Sense id: en-trike-en-noun-Wz1kmEBx Disambiguation of Dinosaurs: 5 26 5 58 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 17 43 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tɹaɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trike.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trikes [present, singular, third-person], triking [participle, present], triked [participle, past], triked [past]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: Shortening of tricycle, probably modelled on bike. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tricycle}} tricycle, {{m|en|bike}} bike Head templates: {{en-verb}} trike (third-person singular simple present trikes, present participle triking, simple past and past participle triked)
  1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-trike-en-verb-7BbUzbir Disambiguation of Cycling: 33 10 15 9 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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