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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