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bi⋅cy⋅cle

  [bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl] noun, verb, -cled, -cling.
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–noun
1. a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat.
–verb (used without object)
2. to ride a bicycle.
–verb (used with object)
3. to ship or transport directly by bicycle or other means.
Origin:
1865–70; < F; see bi- 1 , cycle

Related forms:
bi⋅cy⋅clist, bi⋅cy⋅cler, noun
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bi·cy·cle   (bī'sĭk'əl, -sĭ-kəl, -sī'kəl)   
n.  
  1. A vehicle consisting of a light frame mounted on two wire-spoked wheels one behind the other and having a seat, handlebars for steering, brakes, and two pedals or a small motor by which it is driven.
  2. An exercise bicycle.
intr.v.   bi·cy·cled, bi·cy·cling, bi·cy·cles
To ride or travel on a bicycle.

[Probably bi-1 + -cycle (on the model of tricycle, three-wheeled coach).]
bi'cy·cler (-klər), bi'cy·clist (-klĭst) n.
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Bicycling

Bi"cy*cling\, n. The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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