English Explanatory Dictionary

trike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tricycle, typically that of a child.
  2. A three-wheeled motorbike.
  3. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger.
verb
  1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle.
noun
  1. A triceratops.
name
  1. An endearing diminutive name given to an individual Triceratops.
noun
  1. A tricycle.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trike.wav

Word forms

trike trikes triking triked

Etymology

Shortening of tricycle, modelled on bike.

Related words

bike

Derived words

e-trike
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