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Bicycle vs Auto - What's the difference?

bicycle | auto |

As nouns the difference between bicycle and auto

is that bicycle is a vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals while auto is an automobile or auto can be (label) an autorickshaw.

As a verb bicycle

is to travel or exercise using a bicycle.

As an adjective auto is

automatic.

bicycle

English

(wikipedia bicycle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
  • A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
  • The best possible hand in lowball.
  • (British, AU, NZ) A motorbike.

    • Synonyms

    * bike (colloquial) * cycle * push bike, pushbike * velocipede * See also

    Verb

    (bicycl)
  • To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

    • See also

    * like riding a bicycle * motorcycle * tricycle * unicycle

    auto

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , metanalyzed from (auto-) in words such as (automatic), (autopilot), and (automobile).

    Adjective

    (-)
  • automatic

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An automobile.
  • A .
  • A setting for automatic operation.
  • A writ.
  • An automatic gearbox / transmission.
  • A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) automobile, car, motorcar; motor * (setting for automatic operation) automatic
    Antonyms
    * (setting for automatic operation) manual
    Derived terms
    * autorack
    See also
    * auto-

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) An autorickshaw.

    • See also

    * (l)

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