variants also push bicycle
British
as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village

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Noun
  • Cars, motor-scooters and bicycles roar away from the curbs, and another week of the great apartment grope has begun.
    Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
  • For example, some cellphone holders, such as those that clamp to bicycle handlebars, are more correctly labeled as cellphone mounts.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Or he might get knocked off his bike, spoiling a delivery and further lowering Emmanuel’s all-important customer-satisfaction rating.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
  • On my initial drive, two people complimented me on how nice the bike looks.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Push-bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push-bike. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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