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Pos: Noun, Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive)

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun cycle has 6 senses

1. cycle(n = noun.time) rhythm, round - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
is a kind of interval, time interval
has parts: phase, phase angle
Derived forms verb cycle₅, verb cycle₂, verb cycle₁, adjective cyclic₄

2. cycle(n = noun.group) - a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"
is a kind of series

3. cycle(n = noun.event) - a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
is a kind of repeat, repetition
has particulars: merry-go-round, samsara
Derived forms verb cycle₅, verb cycle₂, verb cycle₁, adjective cyclic₄, adjective cyclic₅, adjective cyclical₁

4. cycle(n = noun.time) cps, cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, hz - the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second;
is a kind of rate
is a part of kc, khz, kilocycle, kilocycle per second, kilohertz

5. cycle(n = noun.event) oscillation - a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
is a kind of periodic event, recurrent event
has particulars: cardiac cycle, carnot's ideal cycle, carnot cycle, pass, menstrual cycle

6. cycle(n = noun.artifact) bicycle, bike, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals;
is a kind of wheeled vehicle
has parts: bicycle seat, saddle, bicycle wheel, chain, coaster brake, handlebar, kickstand, mudguard, splash-guard, splash guard, foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle, sprocket, sprocket wheel
has particulars: bicycle-built-for-two, tandem, tandem bicycle, all-terrain bike, mountain bike, off-roader, ordinary, ordinary bicycle, push-bike, safety bicycle, safety bike, velocipede
Derived form noun cyclist₁

Verb cycle has 5 senses

1. cycle(v = verb.motion) - cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"
is one way to make pass, pass
Derived forms noun cycle₃, noun cycle₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

2. cycle(v = verb.motion) - pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
is one way to go across, go through, pass
Derived forms noun cycle₃, noun cycle₁
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP

3. cycle(v = verb.motion) motorbike, motorcycle - ride a motorcycle;
is one way to ride
Derived form noun cycling₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

4. cycle(v = verb.motion) bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel - ride a bicycle;
is one way to ride
Derived forms noun cycling₁, noun cyclist₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

5. cycle(v = verb.change) - recur in repeating sequences;
is one way to recur, repeat
Derived forms noun cycle₃, noun cycle₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

cycle, n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky`klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See Wheel.].

1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres. Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of the year. [1913 Webster]
"Wages . . . bear a full proportion . . . to the medium of provision during the last bad cycle of twenty years." [1913 Webster]

3. An age; a long period of time. [1913 Webster]
"Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay." [1913 Webster]

4. An orderly list for a given time; a calendar. [1913 Webster]
"We . . . present our gardeners with a complete cycle of what is requisite to be done throughout every month of the year." [1913 Webster]

5. The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne and his paladins. [1913 Webster]

6. One entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves. Gray. [1913 Webster]

7. A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede. [1913 Webster]

8. A motorcycle. [PJC]

9. A series of operations in which heat is imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in the form of mechanical work (or being compressed increases its internal energy) and is again brought back to its original state. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

10. A complete positive and negative, or forward and reverse, action of any periodic process, such as a vibration, an electric field oscillation, or a current alternation; one period. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Calippic cycle, a period of 76 years, or four Metonic cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle. -- Cycle of eclipses, a period of about 6,586 days, the time of revolution of the moon's node; -- called Saros by the Chaldeans.<-- Saros cycle. --> -- Cycle of indiction, a period of 15 years, employed in Roman and ecclesiastical chronology, not founded on any astronomical period, but having reference to certain judicial acts which took place at stated epochs under the Greek emperors. -- Cycle of the moon, or Metonic cycle, a period of 19 years, after the lapse of which the new and full moon returns to the same day of the year; -- so called from Meton, who first proposed it. -- Cycle of the sun, Solar cycle, a period of 28 years, at the end of which time the days of the month return to the same days of the week. The dominical or Sunday letter follows the same order; hence the solar cycle is also called the cycle of the Sunday letter. In the Gregorian calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the end of the century.

cycle, v. i.

1. To pass through a cycle{2} of changes; to recur in cycles. Tennyson. Darwin. [1913 Webster]

2. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle. [1913 Webster]

cycle, v. t.

To cause to pass through a cycle{2}. [PJC]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

cycle, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a recurrent round or period (of events, phenomena, etc.). b the time needed for one such round or period.
2 a Physics etc. a recurrent series of operations or states. b Electr. = HERTZ.
3 a series of songs, poems, etc., usu. on a single theme.
4 a bicycle, tricycle, or similar machine.
--v.intr.
1 ride a bicycle etc.
2 move in cycles.

Idiom:
cycle-track (or -way) a path or road for bicycles.

Etymology:
ME f. OF, or f. LL cyclus f. Gk kuklos circle

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Periodicity

N regularity of recurrence, periodicity, intermittence, beat, oscillation, pulse, pulsation, rhythm, alternation, alternateness, alternativeness, alternity, bout, round, revolution, rotation, turn, say, anniversary, jubilee, centenary, catamenia, courses, menses, menstrual flux, rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine, days of the week, Sunday, Monday, months of the year, January, feast, fast, Christmas, Easter, New Year's day, Allhallows, Allhallowmas, All Saints' Day, All Souls', All Souls' Day, Ash Wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile, Candlemas, Dewali, groundhog day, Halloween, Hallowmas, Lady day, leap year, Midsummer day, Muharram, woodchuck day, St. Swithin's day, natal day, yearbook, yuletide, punctuality, regularity, steadiness, periodic, periodical, serial, recurrent, cyclical, rhythmical, recurring, intermittent, remittent, alternate, every other, hourly, diurnal, daily, quotidian, tertian, weekly, hebdomadal, hebdomadary, biweekly, fortnightly, bimonthly, catamenial, monthly, menstrual, yearly, annual, biennial, triennial, centennial, secular, paschal, lenten, regular, steady, punctual, regular as clockwork, periodically, at regular intervals, at stated times, at fixed established, at established periods, punctually, de die in diem, from day to day, day by day, by turns, in turn, in rotation, alternately, every other day, off and on, ride and tie, round and round.

Circularity

N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.

Vehicle

N vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van, common carrier, wagon, waggon, wain, dray, cart, lorry, truck, tram, cariole, carriole, limber, tumbrel, pontoon, barrow, wheel barrow, hand barrow, perambulator, Bath chair, wheel chair, sedan chair, chaise, palankeen, palanquin, litter, brancard, crate, hurdle, stretcher, ambulance, black Maria, conestoga wagon, conestoga wain, jinrikisha, ricksha, brett, dearborn, dump cart, hack, hackery, jigger, kittereen, mailstate, manomotor, rig, rockaway, prairie schooner, shay, sloven, team, tonga, wheel, hobbyhorse, go-cart, cycle, bicycle, bike, two-wheeler, tricycle, velocipede, quadricycle, equipage, turn-out, coach, chariot, phaeton, break, mail phaeton, wagonette, drag, curricle, tilbury, whisky, landau, barouche, victoria, brougham, clarence, calash, caleche, britzka, araba, kibitka, berlin, sulky, desobligeant, sociable, vis-a-vis, dormeuse, jaunting car, outside car, dandi, doolie, dooly, munchil, palki, roller skates, skate, runabout, ski, tonjon, vettura, post chaise, diligence, stage, stage coach, mail coach, hackney coach, glass coach, stage wagon, car, omnibus, fly, cabriolet, cab, hansom, shofle, four-wheeler, growler, droshki, drosky, dogcart, trap, whitechapel, buggy, four-in-hand, unicorn, random, tandem, shandredhan, char-a-bancs, motor car, automobile, limousine, car, auto, jalopy, clunker, lemon, flivver, coupe, sedan, two-door sedan, four-door sedan, luxury sedan, wheels, sports car, roadster, gran turismo, jeep, four-wheel drive vehicle, electric car, steamer, golf cart, electric wagon, taxicab, cab, taxicoach, checker cab, yellow cab, station wagon, family car, motorcycle, motor bike, side car, van, minivan, bus, minibus, microbus, truck, wagon, pick-up wagon, pick-up, tractor- trailer, road train, articulated vehicle, racing car, racer, hot rod, stock car, souped-up car, bob, bobsled, bobsleigh, cutter, double ripper, double runner, jumper, sled, sledge, sleigh, toboggan, train, accommodation train, passenger train, express trail, special train, corridor train, parliamentary train, luggage train, freight train, goods train, 1st class train, 2nd class train, 3rd class train, 1st class carriage, 2nd class carriage, 3rd class carriage, 1st class compartment, 2nd class compartment, 3rd class compartment, rolling stock, horse box, cattle truck, baggage car, express car, freight car, parlor car, dining car, Pullman car, sleeping car, sleeper, dome car, surface car, tram car, trolley car, box car, box wagon, horse car, bullet train, shinkansen, cannonball, the Wabash cannonball, lightning express, luggage van, mail, mail car, mail van, shovel, spool, spatula, ladle, hod, hoe, spade, spaddle, loy, spud, pitchfork, post hole digger, tractor, steamshovel, backhoe, fork lift, earth mover, dump truck, bulldozer, grader, caterpillar, trench digger, steamroller, pile driver, crane, wrecking crane.