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bicycle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-; two”) +? cycle (“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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?s?kl?/
- Hyphenation: bi?cy?cle
Noun
bicycle (plural bicycles)
- A vehicle that has two 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.
- Synonyms: (clipping) bike, pushbike, (historical) velocipede; see also Thesaurus:bicycle
- Hypernym: cycle
- A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
- The best possible hand in lowball.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.
- (vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) a slut; a promiscuous woman
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Burmese: ????????? (bhuingca.kai)
- ? Papiamentu: baiskel
- Sranan Tongo: baisigri
- ? Urdu: ????????
Translations
Verb
bicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled)
- (intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
Translations
French
Alternative forms
- bécik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.sikl/
Noun
bicycle m (plural bicycles)
- bicycle
- Synonym: bicyclette
Derived terms
- bicyclette
Descendants
- ? English: bicycle
Further reading
- “bicycle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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cyclocross
English
Alternative forms
- cyclo-cross, CX, cyclo-X, 'cross
Etymology
From cycle cross country.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sa?kl???k??s/
Noun
cyclocross (uncountable)
- (cycling) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English cyclocross.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?si.klo??kr?s/
- Hyphenation: cy?clo?cross
Noun
cyclocross m (plural cyclocrossen, diminutive cyclocrosske n)
- cyclocross
Derived terms
- cyclocrossen
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