bicycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/
note: Canada, idle-idol split
ipa: /ˈbʌɪsɪkəl/
note: Indic
ipa: /baj.sajkɪl/
Forms: form: bicycles
Etymology: Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-”) + 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.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 1882, “Principle in Small Things”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 22, page 274:
synonyms: word: bike
word: pushbike
word: two-wheeler
word: velocipede
hypernyms: cycle
glosses: 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.
examples: text: The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use.
ref: 1980, United States. National Park Service, Trends, page 40:
glosses: Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.
glosses: A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
glosses: The best possible hand in lowball.
glosses: A motorbike.
examples: text: ‘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. [...]’
ref: 2002, Minette Walters, Fox Evil, Macmillan, pages 162–3:
qualifier: usually in compounds specifying a context
glosses: A slut; a promiscuous woman.
topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
topics: card-games
poker
glosses: The wheel: either the lowest straight (A-2-3-4-5) or the best low hand in Lowball or High-low poker.
Synonyms: word: bicycle
word: bike
word: celeripede
word: cycle
word: velocipede
Hypernyms: word: vehicle
Hyponyms: word: boneshaker
word: cross bike
word: mountain bike
word: pushbike
word: road bike
word: tandem
word: trail bike
word: utility bike
Meronyms: word: cassette
word: chainring
word: derailleur
word: frame
word: handlebar
word: pedal
word: saddle
word: sprocket
word: wheel
Derived terms: antibicycle
autobicycle
a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
balance bicycle
bicyclable
bicycle bridge
bicycle carrier
bicycle clip
bicycle crunch
bicycle face
bicycle gear
bicycle helmet
bicycle Irish
bicycle kick
bicycle landing gear
bicycle lane
bicyclelike
bicycle mail
bicycle monarchy
bicycle motocross
bicycle path
bicycle pump
bicycler
bicycle rack
bicycle roundabout
bicycle shorts
bicycle stand
bicycle tire
bicycle touring
bicycle tourist
bicycle wrench
bicyclian
bicyclism
bicyclist
cargo bicycle
Christ on a bicycle
e-bicycle
electric bicycle
exercise bicycle
exercycle
fandom bicycle
fixed-gear bicycle
freight bicycle
ghost bicycle
gravel bicycle
like riding a bicycle
lowrider bicycle
motorbicycle
mountain bicycle
push bicycle
recumbent bicycle
ride the cotton bicycle
road bicycle
safety bicycle
stationary bicycle
tandem bicycle
time trial bicycle
touring bicycle
town bicycle
village bicycle
water bicycle
Related terms: word: cycle
word: motorcycle
word: tricycle
word: unicycle
word: trike
word: velodrome