push-bike

noun

ˈpu̇sh-ˌbīk How to pronounce push-bike (audio)
variants also push bicycle
Definition of push-bikenext
British
as in bike
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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  1. bike
  2. bicycle
Noun
  • People at the scene told Smith the cyclists were part of a group that regularly gathers for weekend bike rides.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The program includes teacher training and certification, an eight-lesson curriculum, 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, student helmets and an instructor bike.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bike
Noun
  • An 11-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle, police said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of bicycle
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