bicycle

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A vehicle that has two 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. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
3. The best possible hand in lowball.
4. A motorbike.
5. (slang) A slut; a promiscuous woman.
6. A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
7. (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. To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
2. To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.

Concepts

bicyclette

vélo

bécane

faire du vélo

petite reine

faire de la bicyclette

rouler à vélo

vélo bicyclette

Coupé comme

bi‧cy‧cle

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-”) + cycle (“cycle”). First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.
(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.