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bicycle.

A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l//ˈbʌɪsɪkəl//baj.sajkɪl/South-Asia
  1. A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

  2. Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.

    broadly · proscribed · sometimes
  3. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.

  4. The best possible hand in lowball.

  5. A motorbike.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK
  6. A slut; a promiscuous woman.

    slang · vulgar
  7. A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.

  8. The wheel: either the lowest straight (A-2-3-4-5) or the best low hand in Lowball or High-low poker.

    slang
  9. A bicyclic molecule.

  10. Two interconnected metabolic cycles.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycle Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847. (promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.

verb/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l//ˈbʌɪsɪkəl//baj.sajkɪl/South-Asia
  1. To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

    ambitransitive
  2. To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.

    historical · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycle Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847. (promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.

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