bicycle
[noun]
Synonyms: bike, cycle, two-wheeler, velocipede

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I. bi‧cy‧cle¹ W3 /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: bi- + -cycle (as in tricycle)]
a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet Synonym : bike:
Can James ride a bicycle yet? ⇒ exercise bike

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In everyday English, people usually say bike rather than bicycle:
They go everywhere by bike.

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II. bicycle² verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
formal to go somewhere by bicycle Synonym : bike, cycle
—bicyclist noun [countable]

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bicycle
noun
VERB + BICYCLE ride | get on, mount He mounted his bicycle and rode off.
get off | come off, fall off She came off her bicycle when it skidded on some wet leaves.
knock sb off | pedal She pedalled her bicycle up the track.
push, wheel I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill.
park | hire
BICYCLE + VERB get/have a puncture
BICYCLE + NOUN ride | chain, frame, wheel | rack, shed | hire
PREP. by ~ Did you come by bicycle?
on a/the ~ watching the boys on their bicycles
PHRASES lean/prop a bicycle against sth

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bicycle

ride a bicycle
Riding a bicycle is very good exercise.
get on/off a bicycle
I got on my bicycle and cycled over to Rob’s house.
push/wheel a bicycle (=walk beside it pushing it)
She was wheeling her bicycle and talking to some friends.
a bicycle shop (also bicycle store American English)
His dream was to own a bicycle shop.
a bicycle ride
They went for a 50 km bicycle ride.
a bicycle wheel/tyre
My front bicycle tyre is flat.
a bicycle pump (=for putting more air in a tyre)
Where’s the bicycle pump?
a bicycle helmet
It’s safer to wear a bicycle helmet.
a bicycle shed (=place for keeping bicycles in)
He built a bicycle shed in the back yard.

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bicycle
noun
DUBIOUS: I enjoy riding a bicycle and playing badminton.
GOOD: I enjoy cycling and playing badminton.
DUBIOUS: In the evenings we usually ride our bicycles.
GOOD: In the evenings we usually go cycling.

Usage Note:
cycling = riding a bicycle as a sport or leisure activity: 'In the summer I do a lot of cycling.'
Compare: 'He learned to ride a bicycle at the age of four.'

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