Moped

//ˈmoʊ.pɛd// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

    "He took his moped into work."

  2. 2
    a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mope form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Melancholic, dejected.

    "it so far troubles them, that they become quite moped many times, and so disheartened, dejected, they dare not come abroad[…]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
motorcycle

Example

More examples

"After breaking up with his girlfriend he moped around the house for a whole month."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish moped.

Etymology 2

From mope + -ed.

Related phrases

e-mopedgo-pedtwo wheeled

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