ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Bicycle', Synonyms of 'Bicycle' & More on 'Bicycle'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

bicycle
    n 1: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot
         pedals [syn: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle]
    v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal,
         wheel]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Safety bicycle \Safety bicycle\
   A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28
   inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear
   (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear. Since the 1930's this
   has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called
   bicycle. The older high-wheelers are often referred to as
   bone-rattlers.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bicycle \Bi"cy*cle\, n. [Pref. bi- + cycle.]
   A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It
   has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting
   on cranks or levers.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for bicycle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bike, bus, catch a train, chauffeur, chopper, cycle, drive, entrain, go by rail, iron, joyride, make a train, minibike, motocycle, motor, motorbike, motorcycle, pedal, pedicab, pig, ride, road-bike, take a joyride, taxi, trail bike, tricycle, trike, two-wheeler, velocipede, wheel

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