Definition of "bicycle" in inglés

noun

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.

2. (by extension, sometimes proscribed) Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.

3. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.

4. The best possible hand in lowball.

5. (British, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.

6. (vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) A slut; a promiscuous woman.

7. (climbing) A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.

8. (poker slang) The wheel: either the lowest straight (A-2-3-4-5) or the best low hand in Lowball or High-low poker.

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

2. (television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.