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bicycle

/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/noun, verb3 syllables

Bicycle means: ride a bicycle.

Synonyms for bicycle4

noun, as in a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

verb, as in ride a bicycle

What does bicycle mean?2

verb

1

ride a bicycle

noun

1

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bicycle in a sentence

  • When my bicycle hit the rock, the front tire blew out.CM
  • Riding my bicycle, the boy ran into a big rock.unknown
  • My grandmother can ride a motorcycle, and what's more, a bicycle.unknown
  • I don't have a bicycle, let alone a car.CM
  • Some of us went by bus, and the others by bicycle.CM
  • Some go to school by bicycle, others go by bus.CM
  • That day he went to school by bicycle, as is usual with him.unknown
  • He used to go to school by bicycle, but he takes a bus now.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bicycle

as a noun

plural
bicycles

as a verb

past tense
bicycled
present participle
bicycling
third-person singular
bicycles
past participle
bicycled