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cycle
noun
a
vehicle
with
two
wheels
that
you
sit
on
and
move
forward
by
turning
pedals
with
your
feet
;
a
bicycle
•
Ella
rides
her
cycle
to
school
every
morning
.
Ella
rides
her
cycle
to
school
every
morning
.
•
Please
lock
your
cycle
to
the
metal
rack
.
Please
lock
your
cycle
to
the
metal
rack
.
Shortened
form
of
“
bicycle
”,
popularised
in
British
English
in
the
late
19th
century
as
cycling
became
a
pastime
.
verb
-
cycle
,
cycling
,
cycles
,
cycled
to
travel
somewhere
by
riding
a
bicycle
•
We
decided
to
cycle
along
the
river
on
Sunday
.
We
decided
to
cycle
along
the
river
on
Sunday
.
•
He
cycled
ten
miles
to
get
to
work
.
He
cycled
ten
miles
to
get
to
work
.
Verbal
use
from
the
noun
‘
cycle
’ (
bicycle
),
first
recorded
in
the
1880s
with
the
rise
of
cycling
clubs
in
Britain
.
noun
a
series
of
events
,
actions
,
or
changes
that
happen
in
the
same
order
and
keep
repeating
•
The
cycle
of
the
seasons
continues
year
after
year
.
The
cycle
of
the
seasons
continues
year
after
year
.
•
Many
insects
go
through
a
life
cycle
of
egg
,
larva
,
pupa
,
and
adult
.
Many
insects
go
through
a
life
cycle
of
egg
,
larva
,
pupa
,
and
adult
.
From
Greek
‘
kyklos
’
meaning
‘
circle
’
or
‘
wheel
’,
adopted
into
Latin
‘
cyclus
’
and
then
Middle
French
before
entering
English
in
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
cycle
,
cycling
,
cycles
,
cycled
to
move
or
cause
something
to
move
through
a
series
of
repeated
stages
•
Press
the
button
to
cycle
through
the
different
display
modes
.
Press
the
button
to
cycle
through
the
different
display
modes
.
•
The
computer
automatically
cycles
the
back-up
tasks
every
night
.
The
computer
automatically
cycles
the
back-up
tasks
every
night
.
Extended
technical
use
from
the
general
noun
sense
of
‘
cycle
’,
recorded
in
engineering
contexts
from
the
early
20th
century
.
