Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A two-wheeled motor vehicle resembling a heavy bicycle, sometimes having two saddles and a sidecar with a third wheel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bicycle or tricycle operated by some form of motor as well as by pedals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb to ride a motorcycle.
- noun A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled. In common usage, a
motorcycle is of heavier construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a higher maximum speed than amotorbike .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An open-seated
motor -powered vehicle withtwo wheels. - verb To
motor around on a motorcycle; toride .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- verb ride a motorcycle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(How I ended up with a motorcycle is another tale for another day.)
May 2007 2007
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(How I ended up with a motorcycle is another tale for another day.)
That meme thing 2007
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GRACE: When you say we, you're talking about what you call a motorcycle club, but I will call a motorcycle gang.
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YOU WOULDN'T THINK a motorcycle is a place for quiet reflection.
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We ended up in what we call the motorcycle barrio, which is a neighborhood which is all about motorcycles - about 5 blocks by
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Anything bigger than a motorcycle is likely to be useless within a few hours at most of entering the deadzone.
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The Zero X electric motorcycle is a full sized high performance machine.
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A 2007 Harley-Davidson Night Train motorcycle was stolen.
Anne Arundel County and Howard County crime report Post 2010
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According to the report, several state safety officials said they have seen a decline in motorcycle use and sales in their states.
Decline in U.S. Motorcycle Fatalities Due to Economy | Impact Lab 2010
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The new motorcycle is being developed as part of Bajaj Auto's plan to expand its offerings in the entry-level segment, executives at two auto parts suppliers, who declined to be named, told Dow Jones Newswires recently.
Bajaj Auto Developing New Motorcycle Nikhil Gulati 2010
fbharjo commented on the word motorcycle
according to Arlo Guthrie "I don't want..."
June 22, 2008
asativum commented on the word motorcycle
"... a pickle.
Just want to ride on my motorsickle..."
(See pickle for link to the full lyrics, more or less.)
June 24, 2008
oroboros commented on the word motorcycle
moTOrcYcle. A boy toy.
November 18, 2009