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Bicycle vs Motor - What's the difference?

bicycle | motor |

As nouns the difference between bicycle and motor

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 motor is engine (mechanical device).

As a verb bicycle

is to travel or exercise using a bicycle.

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

    motor

    English

    (wikipedia motor)

    Alternative forms

    * motour (very rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  • (lb) A motor car, or automobile.
  • *
  • *:It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor , brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
  • (lb) A source of power for something, an inspiration, a driving force.
  • Synonyms

    * engine

    Derived terms

    * electric motor * linear motor * motorbike * motorcycle * motorcyclist * motorise * motorist * motor oil * motor scooter * motor trade * motor unit * motor vehicle * outboard motor * rocket motor * shaded-pole motor

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) describing neurons that create the ability to move
  • She has excellent motor skills.

    Derived terms

    * motor unit

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To drive around leisurely in a motorised vehicle.
  • (slang) To leave.
  • I gotta motor .