CYCLE


Meaning of CYCLE in English

(~s, cycling, ~d)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you ~, you ride a bi~.

He ~d to Ingwold...

Britain could save ?4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people ~d...

Over 1000 riders ~d 100 miles around the Vale of York.

VERB: V prep/adv, V, V n

cycling

The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.

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2.

A ~ is a bi~.

...an eight-mile ~ ride.

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3.

A ~ is a motor~. (AM)

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4.

A ~ is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order.

...the life ~ of the plant...

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5.

A ~ is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process.

...10 ~s per second.

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