bi·cy·cle
ˈbī-si-kəl 
-ˌsi-,
also -ˌsī-
: a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelled
also
: a stationary exercise machine that resembles such a vehicle
bicycled; bicycling
ˈbī-si-k(ə-)liŋ
-ˌsi-,
also -ˌsī-
: to ride a bicycle
: to move (one's legs) as if pedaling a bicycle
Naomi and I lay on the bed, bicycling our legs in the air in the lazy giggly manner of summer …—
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Noun
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
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Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
In addition to the structures, some of which resemble tiny homes, there are piles of bicycles, pallets, construction materials and trash, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
He and his brother, Matthew, were killed after being struck by a car while bicycling in New Jersey the day before their sister's wedding.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
One of the memorable moments comes at the beginning, with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley riding around London circa 1981 on their bicycles, hitting up record companies with their tapes.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
In addition to the structures, some of which resemble tiny homes, there are piles of bicycles, pallets, construction materials and trash, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
This particular guy has bicycled 46,000 miles around the world for four years, rowed a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, and walked across the Empty Quarter Desert towing a giant homemade cart.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
He and his brother, Matthew, were killed after being struck by a car while bicycling in New Jersey the day before their sister's wedding.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicycle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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bicycle
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bi·cy·cle
ˈbī-ˌsik-əl
-ˌsīk-
: a light vehicle with two wheels behind one another, handlebars, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is made to move
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