"bicycle" meaning in English

See bicycle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ Audio: en-us-bicycle.ogg [US], en-uk-a bicycle.ogg [UK] Forms: bicycle [singular], bicycles [plural]
Etymology: bi- + cycle Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|bi|cycle}} bi- + cycle Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You use your legs to make it move.
    Sense id: simple-bicycle-en-noun-5JPrCbh5 Categories (other): Vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with bi-

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ Audio: en-us-bicycle.ogg [US], en-uk-a bicycle.ogg [UK] Forms: bicycle [canonical], bicycles [third-person, singular], bicycled [past], bicycled [past, participle], bicycling [present, participle]
Etymology: bi- + cycle Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|bi|cycle}} bi- + cycle Head templates: {{verb|bicycl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
    Sense id: simple-bicycle-en-verb-gmkOujd3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with bi-
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