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tri·cy·cle

 (trī′sĭk′əl, -sĭ-kəl)
n.
A vehicle, used especially by small children, that has three wheels, one at the front and two at the back, and is usually propelled by pedals.

[French : tri-, three (from Greek tri-; see tri-) + Greek kuklos, wheel; see cycle.]
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tricycle

(ˈtraɪsɪkəl)
n
1. a three-wheeled cycle, esp one driven by pedals
2. a three-wheeler for invalids
vb
(intr) to ride a tricycle
ˈtricyclist, ˈtricycler n
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tri•cy•cle

(ˈtraɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl)

n.
a vehicle having one large front wheel and two small rear wheels, propelled by pedals.
[1820–30; < French]
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tricycle


Past participle: tricycled
Gerund: tricycling

Imperative
tricycle
tricycle
Present
I tricycle
you tricycle
he/she/it tricycles
we tricycle
you tricycle
they tricycle
Preterite
I tricycled
you tricycled
he/she/it tricycled
we tricycled
you tricycled
they tricycled
Present Continuous
I am tricycling
you are tricycling
he/she/it is tricycling
we are tricycling
you are tricycling
they are tricycling
Present Perfect
I have tricycled
you have tricycled
he/she/it has tricycled
we have tricycled
you have tricycled
they have tricycled
Past Continuous
I was tricycling
you were tricycling
he/she/it was tricycling
we were tricycling
you were tricycling
they were tricycling
Past Perfect
I had tricycled
you had tricycled
he/she/it had tricycled
we had tricycled
you had tricycled
they had tricycled
Future
I will tricycle
you will tricycle
he/she/it will tricycle
we will tricycle
you will tricycle
they will tricycle
Future Perfect
I will have tricycled
you will have tricycled
he/she/it will have tricycled
we will have tricycled
you will have tricycled
they will have tricycled
Future Continuous
I will be tricycling
you will be tricycling
he/she/it will be tricycling
we will be tricycling
you will be tricycling
they will be tricycling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tricycling
you have been tricycling
he/she/it has been tricycling
we have been tricycling
you have been tricycling
they have been tricycling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tricycling
you will have been tricycling
he/she/it will have been tricycling
we will have been tricycling
you will have been tricycling
they will have been tricycling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tricycling
you had been tricycling
he/she/it had been tricycling
we had been tricycling
you had been tricycling
they had been tricycling
Conditional
I would tricycle
you would tricycle
he/she/it would tricycle
we would tricycle
you would tricycle
they would tricycle
Past Conditional
I would have tricycled
you would have tricycled
he/she/it would have tricycled
we would have tricycled
you would have tricycled
they would have tricycled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tricycle - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedalstricycle - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
cycle rickshaw, pedicab - a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs"
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
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Translations
tříkolka
trehjulet cykel
kolmipyörä
tricikl
tricikli
òríhjól
三輪車
세발자전거
triratis
trīsritenis
trojkolka
trikolo
trehjuling
รถจักรยานสามล้อ
xe đạp ba bánh

tricycle

[ˈtraɪsɪkl] Ntriciclo m
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tricycle

[ˈtraɪsɪkəl] ntricycle m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tricycle

nDreirad nt
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tricycle

[ˈtraɪsɪkl] ntriciclo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tricycle

(ˈtraisikl) noun
a kind of cycle with three wheels.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

tricycle

دَرَّاجَة ثُلَاثِيَّة tříkolka trehjulet cykel Dreirad τρίκυκλο triciclo kolmipyörä tricycle tricikl triciclo 三輪車 세발자전거 driewieler trehjulssykkel trycykl triciclo трехколесный велосипед trehjuling รถจักรยานสามล้อ üç tekerlekli bisiklet xe đạp ba bánh 三轮车
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References in classic literature ?
A rolling cloud of yellow dust had streamed round the curve of the road, and from the heart of it had emerged a high tandem tricycle flying along at a breakneck pace.
David's Hall - from a spot, in fact, at the base of the solid wall - it seemed as though a gate had been opened, and there came towards him what he at first took to be a tricycle. As it came nearer, it presented even a weirder appearance.
Some way behind these came a man in workday clothes, riding one of those old- fashioned tricycles with a small front wheel.
KIDAPAWAN CITY - Four persons died on the spot while three others were seriously injured when a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) collided with a tricycle after bursting its tires while maneuvering a curve along the national highway in Matalam, North Cotabato around 4:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, petty traders and market women at the Nana Bosoma Central Market have welcomed the operations of the tricycle riders, which, according to them, were helping to improve on their economic activities.
For bicycle, P205; trisikad P205; tricycle for transport use, P635; tricycle for vending-use P1,135; and tricycle for delivery-use, P1,135.
'For safety reasons, no tricycle or pedicab should operate on national highways utilized by four-wheel vehicles greater than four tons and where normal speed exceeds 40 kilometers per hour,' the DILG chief said.
Three-year-old Spiderman fanatic Ethan Kendrick, who has cerebral palsy, was given a Quest 88 Kitten Tricycle.
TEMPEST TRICYCLE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE FRIENDLY jester Trinculo is making himself at home in Stratford for the summer.
BACOLOD CITY - Three persons were killed while eight others were injured after a tricycle collided with a truck at Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental last Thursday.
One of the Marwa cycles had three occupants who sustained injuries in the accident while the second tricycle had only one occupant.