Bicycle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

ride a bicycle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹpˈɪntʃoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːɡˈʌstəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːɡˈʌstəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹpˈɪntʃoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pedal wheel cycle bike

Parts of Speech

noun	a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
verb	ride a bicycle

Word Forms

bicyclist	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycle	verb	ride a bicycle
bike	verb	ride a bicycle
cyclist	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycler	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycle	noun	a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
cycling	noun	the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
bike	noun	a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
pedal	noun	a lever that is operated with the foot
pedaller	noun	a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
pedaler	noun	a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
wheel	noun	a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
wheeler	noun	a person who rides a bicycle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fahrrad

ein Radfahrzeug, das zwei Räder hat und durch Fußpedale bewegt wird

🇫🇷French

vélo

un véhicule à roues qui a deux roues et qui est déplacé par des pédales

🇪🇸Spanish

bicicleta

un vehículo con ruedas que tiene dos ruedas y se mueve mediante pedales

🇮🇹Italian

bicicletta

un veicolo su ruote che ha due ruote e si muove tramite pedali

🇳🇱Dutch

fiets

een voertuig op wielen dat twee wielen heeft en wordt voortbewogen door voetpedalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bicicleta

um veículo com rodas que tem duas rodas e é movido por pedais

🇷🇺Russian

велосипед

Колесное транспортное средство, имеющее два колеса и приводящееся в движение ножными педалями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साइकिल

एक पहिये वाला वाहन जिसमें दो पहिये होते हैं और पैर के पैडल से चलते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সাইকেল

একটি চাকাযুক্ত যান যার দুটি চাকা রয়েছে এবং পায়ের প্যাডেল দ্বারা সরানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சைக்கிள்

இரண்டு சக்கரங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு சக்கர வாகனம் மற்றும் கால் மிதிகளால் நகர்த்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సైకిల్

రెండు చక్రాలు కలిగి మరియు ఫుట్ పెడల్స్ ద్వారా తరలించబడే చక్రాల వాహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

सायकल

एक चाक असलेले वाहन ज्याला दोन चाके असतात आणि ते पाय पेडलने हलवले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાયકલ

એક પૈડાવાળું વાહન જેમાં બે પૈડા હોય છે અને પગના પેડલ્સ દ્વારા ખસેડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಕಲ್

ಎರಡು ಚಕ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಲು ಪೆಡಲ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಚಕ್ರದ ವಾಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈക്കിൾ

രണ്ട് ചക്രങ്ങളുള്ളതും കാൽ പെഡലുകളാൽ ചലിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുമായ ഒരു ചക്ര വാഹനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਈਕਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਹੀਆ ਵਾਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਪਹੀਏ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੈਡਲਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سائیکل

ایک پہیوں والی گاڑی جس کے دو پہیے ہوتے ہیں اور پاؤں کے پیڈلوں سے چلتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自行车

有两个轮子并通过脚踏板移动的轮式车辆

🇯🇵Japanese

自転車

2つの車輪があり、フットペダルで移動する車輪付き車両

🇰🇷Korean

자전거

두 개의 바퀴가 있고 발 페달로 움직이는 바퀴 달린 자동차

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xe đạp

một chiếc xe có hai bánh và được di chuyển bằng bàn đạp chân

🇹🇭Thai

จักรยาน

ยานพาหนะที่มีล้อซึ่งมีสองล้อและเคลื่อนที่โดยใช้แป้นเหยียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepeda

kendaraan beroda yang mempunyai dua roda dan digerakkan dengan pedal kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

bisikleta

isang gulong na sasakyan na may dalawang gulong at ginagalaw ng mga foot pedal

🇲🇾Malay

basikal

kenderaan beroda yang mempunyai dua roda dan digerakkan oleh pedal kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دراجة

مركبة ذات عجلات ذات عجلتين ويتم تحريكها بواسطة دواسات القدم

🇮🇷Persian

دوچرخه

وسیله نقلیه چرخ دار که دو چرخ دارد و با پدال های پا حرکت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bisiklet

iki tekerleği olan ve ayak pedallarıyla hareket ettirilen tekerlekli bir araç

🇮🇱Hebrew

אופניים

רכב גלגלים בעל שני גלגלים והוא מונע על ידי דוושות רגל

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The primary meaning of 'bicycle' is 'a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals'.

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