Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act, sport, or technique of riding or racing on a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
  • adjective Relating to or used in cycling.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle or tricycle.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of cycle.
  • noun uncountable The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
  • noun countable Any cyclic action or process
  • adjective That undergoes a cyclic motion or process

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

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Examples

  • LVG: The mental game in cycling is very important.

    A conversation with current world’s No. 1 female cyclocrosser Laura Van Gilder 2010

  • Mountain cycling is the best way to traverse Michoacán, exploring totally hidden routes, crossing farm fields, steep mountains and tree-filled ranges, experiencing the range of climatic changes from the forest cold to the heat of the Tierra Caliente and the tropical warmth of the coast.

    Guide to alternative tourism in Michoacán 2008

  • Mountain cycling is the best way to traverse Michoacán, exploring totally hidden routes, crossing farm fields, steep mountains and tree-filled ranges, experiencing the range of climatic changes from the forest cold to the heat of the Tierra Caliente and the tropical warmth of the coast.

    Guide to alternative tourism in Michoacán 2008

  • Mountain cycling is the best way to traverse Michoacán, exploring totally hidden routes, crossing farm fields, steep mountains and tree-filled ranges, experiencing the range of climatic changes from the forest cold to the heat of the Tierra Caliente and the tropical warmth of the coast.

    Guide to alternative tourism in Michoacán 2008

  • Mountain cycling is the best way to traverse Michoacán, exploring totally hidden routes, crossing farm fields, steep mountains and tree-filled ranges, experiencing the range of climatic changes from the forest cold to the heat of the Tierra Caliente and the tropical warmth of the coast.

    Guide to alternative tourism in Michoacán 2008

  • Mountain cycling is the best way to traverse Michoacán, exploring totally hidden routes, crossing farm fields, steep mountains and tree-filled ranges, experiencing the range of climatic changes from the forest cold to the heat of the Tierra Caliente and the tropical warmth of the coast.

    Guide to alternative tourism in Michoacán 2008

  • The women's field in cycling is much deeper, and they only have two or three spots every Olympics.

    USATODAY.com - Geologist defies age for run at two Olympic sports 2005

  • Giro organizers announced Tuesday that they want this year's race to be the most controlled event in cycling history, with 520 total tests planned up from the 340 blood tests and 141 urine exams last year.

    Liquigas defending Pellizotti against charges of doping 2010

  • I think it's because cycling is still seen as "alternative" or "weird".

    Why Don’t More Women Ride? « PubliCola 2010

  • And, of course, the slick, certain cycling that made the gun famous in the first place.

    The Model 70 Reborn 2009

  • “People were learning about an ingredient, getting excited about it and then just adding it to their evening routine,” said Dr. Whitney Bowe, the perky dermatologist in New York who coined the term “skin cycling.”

    Should You Be ‘Skin Cycling’? By 2022

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