Synonyms for bicycle
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bike — A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats…
bike, cycle, two-wheeler, push bike, velocipede, wheel informal dated
2. Town bicycle — A slut; a promiscuous woman
town bicycle slang, village bicycle slang
Other
passaround slang
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
- n. 2
A slut; a promiscuous woman.
Related words
- Word family
- bicyclable bicyclelike bicycler
- Phrases
- exercise bicycle bicycle path bicycle rack bicycle stand town bicycle village bicycle balance bicycle bicycle kick
- Is a kind of
- vehicle cycle
Forms
- Plural
- bicycles → bikes, cycles, two-wheelers, velocipedes…
Example sentences
- bike It's hard to get to by bike because it's far away.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bicycle | rising | |
| bike | rising | |
| velocipede | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bike1
- 5 letters
- cycle2, wheel1
- 10 letters
- velocipede, passaround
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cycle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bicyclette