to ride a bicycle

  • 1Bicycle craze — refers to several different times when, for a period of a few years, many people all over the world wanted to buy and ride a bicycle. In brief, they occurred in 1819, 1868, the decade of the 1890s, and the 1970s. 1819 The first period which may… …

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  • 2ride — vb 1 Ride, drive as verbs (transitive and intransitive) and as nouns may both involve the idea of moving in or being carried along in a vehicle or conveyance or upon the back of something. The basic meaning of ride is a being borne along in or… …

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  • 3Bicycle rollers — are a type of bicycle trainer which makes it possible to ride a bicycle indoors without moving forward. However, unlike other types of bicycle trainers, rollers do not attach to the bicycle frame, and the rider must balance him or herself on the… …

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  • 4Bicycle messenger — Bicycle courier, London, UK, riding a fixed gear bicycle with spoke cards …

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  • 5Ride — Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.… …

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  • 6bicycle — ► NOUN ▪ a vehicle consisting of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel. ► VERB ▪ ride a bicycle. DERIVATIVES bicyclist noun. ORIGIN from Greek kuklos wheel …

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  • 7Bicycle Victoria — infobox Organization name = Bicycle Victoria size = 108x54 caption = Bicycle Victoria logo motto = More People Cycling More Often formation = 1975 type = Self funded Community Organisation location = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia main organ =… …

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  • 8Bicycle — For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). A mountain bike, a popular multi use bicycle. A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human powered, pedal driven, single track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one… …

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  • 9ride — ride1 W2S2 [raıd] v past tense rode [rəud US roud] past participle ridden [ˈrıdn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(bicycle/motorbike)¦ 3¦(vehicle)¦ 4¦(in a lift)¦ 5¦(water/air)¦ 6 be riding high 7 let something ride …

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  • 10bicycle — bicyclist, bicycler, n. /buy si keuhl, sik euhl, suy keuhl/, n., v., bicycled, bicycling. n. 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… …

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