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Bicycle
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- 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.
"In most English villages, as we are informed, bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalks; and the hand-books issued by English manufacturers of bicycles caution their customers that it is a forbidden practice, while in many places bells have to be attached to the bicycles even when ridden in the streets."
- 2 a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals wordnet
- 3 Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels. broadly, proscribed, sometimes
"The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use."
- 4 A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
- 5 The best possible hand in lowball.
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- 6 A motorbike. Australia, British, New-Zealand
- 7 A slut; a promiscuous woman. slang, vulgar
"‘What sort of bullying does this sergeant go in for?’ ‘Character assassination,’ she said in a matter-of-fact tone that belied the very real difficulties it was causing her. ‘There’s a lot of whispering about slags and tarts behind my back and sniggers whenever I appear. Half of the men seem to think I’m a dyke who needs curing, the other half think I’m the platoon bicycle. [...]’"
- 8 A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
- 9 The wheel: either the lowest straight (A-2-3-4-5) or the best low hand in Lowball or High-low poker. slang
- 10 A bicyclic molecule.
- 11 Two interconnected metabolic cycles.
"The fumarate produced in the argininosuccinase reaction is also an intermediate of the citric acid cycle. Thus, the cycles are, in principle, interconnected — in a process dubbed the “Krebs bicycle”."
- 1 To travel or exercise using a bicycle. ambitransitive
"“At least it cannot be your health," said he, as his keen eyes darted over her; "so ardent a bicyclist must be full of energy.” […] “Yes, I bicycle a good deal, Mr. Holmes, and that has something to do with my visit to you to-day.”"
- 2 ride a bicycle wordnet
- 3 To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity. historical, transitive
"“Bicycling” defeated the possibility of topicality, a prime production habit of the network-trained production executives staffing the new entity."
Etymology
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.
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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