Reverse Dictionary: BICYCLE

ADJECTIVES
1869 ► BICYCLIC relating to a bicycle or to the activity of cycling 
1869 ► BICYCLICAL relating to a bicycle or to the activity of cycling 
1869 ► BICYCULAR relating to a bicycle or to the activity of cycling 
1880 ► BICYCLIAN relating to a bicycle; belonging to a person who (habitually) rides a bicycle 

ADVERBS
1888 ► AWHEEL on a cycle, cycling 

NOUNS
1819 ► ACCELERATOR an early form of bicycle, in which the rider sat on a bar between the two wheels, and propelled himself by pushing the ground with each foot alternately 
1820 ► DANDY HORSE a velocipede, a cross between a child’s hobby-horse and the most primitive of bicycles → society sl.
1823 ► TWO-AT-LENGTH a tandem
1849 ► VELOCIPEDE an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet 
1865 ► BONE-SHAKER the early bicycle 
1870 ► BICYCLISM the activity or art of riding a bicycle; cycling 
1875 ► IRON-HORSE a bicycle or tricycle → sl.
1884 ► KANGAROO a form of bicycle with sloping backbone, introduced in 1884 early form of the safety bicycle 
1886 ► CYCLERY an establishment that displays, deals in, or rents out bicycles; a bicycle shop 
1890 ► CYCLISM the use of bicycles or other cycles 
1895 ► QUADRUPLET a bicycle for four riders 
1897 ► JIGGER a bicycle or small motor vehicle or hand-car → colloq.
L19.. ► BEAST a bicycle → sl.
20C.. ► APE HANGERS long steering handles on a bicycle or motorcycle → Amer. sl.
20C.. ► CROGGY a ride on a bicycle as a passenger → Eng. dial.
20C.. ► HIGH MAGGIE an old-fashioned ladies’ bicycle → Ireland
20C.. ► HIGH NELLIE an old-fashioned ladies’ bicycle → Ireland
20C.. ► SICKLE a bicycle → Brit. sl.
1900 ► DANDY HORSE a bicycle or tricycle → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1922 ► RATTLER a bicycle →  sl.
1930 ► FAIRY CYCLE a child’s bicycle, roughly half the size of an adult’s → colloq.
1930 ► THE MOUNT a person’s bicycle → Brit. services’, jocular usage
1934 ► DINK a ride on the handlebar of a bicycle; a lift on a bicycle, or, formerly, a horse → Aust. sl.
1941 ► MANGLE a bicycle → Aust. & NZ sl.
1953 ► BUNNY HOP the act of bouncing both wheels of a bicycle off the ground into the air → US sl.
1953 ► CYCLO-CROSS cross-country bicycle racing 
1970 ► CATWALK a ‘wheelie’; rapid acceleration causing the front wheels of a vehicle to rise off the ground → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 ► WHEELA a bicycle → US sl. (Bk.)
1979 ► CROGGY a ride on a bicycle as a passenger, in which the recipient sits on the crossbar, handlebars, or behind the person pedalling → Eng. dial. 
1979 ► SADDLER a ride on a bicycle’s saddle while another person pedals → UK sl.
1990 ► BACKER a lift on the back of a bicycle → US & Irish juvenile sl.
1996 ► BLAT a short trip on a bicycle → Aust. sl.
2003 ► DEADLY TREADLY a bicycle → Aust. rhyming elaboration of ‘treadly’ with the suggestion that it is risky to ride
2007 ► BACKY a ride on the back of someone’s bicycle → UK sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1869 ► BICYCLER a person who rides a bicycle 
1876 ► CYCLER a cyclist 
1880 ► CADS ON CASTORS bicyclists → sl.
1883 ► BIKER originally, a cyclist, a person who rides a bicycle → colloq.
1885 ► SCORCHER a person who cycles or motors furiously → colloq.
1885 ► TANDEMIST a person who rides a tandem bicycle or tricycle 
1887 ► CYCLE-MAN a man who rides a bicycle, esp. as a sport; also, a man who repairs or sells bicycles 
1890 ► KNIGHT OF THE WHEEL a cyclist 
1894 ► TANDEMER a person who rides a tandem bicycle or tricycle 
L19.. ► MONKEY ON A WHEEL a bicyclist → sl., derogatory
20C.. ► SCHLEMIELS ON WHEELS bad or reckless cyclists, drivers, or motorcyclists → Brit. sl.
1911 ► MONKEY ON A GRIDIRON a cyclist → sl.
1991 ► YELLOW JERSEY in a cycling race involving stages, esp. the Tour de France: the winner or wearer of a yellow racing jersey worn each day by the rider who is ahead on time over the whole race to that point; the rider with the shortest overall time is presented with the jersey at the finish of the race 
1996 ► GUTTER BUNNY a commuter who bicycles to work → US mountain bikers’ sl.

VERBS
1867 ► BONE-SHAKE to ride one of the early bicycles → sl.
20C.. ► CROG to ride on a bicycle as a passenger → Eng. dial.
1932 ► DINK to give a ride on the handlebar of a bicycle to, or formerly on a horse → Aust. sl.
1941 ► DOUBLE-DINK to ride two on a bicycle, horse, etc. → Aust. sl.
1968 ► TOW to give someone a ride on one’s bicycle → Amer. dial.
1979 ► CROG to ride on a bicycle as a passenger → Eng. dial. 
1985 ► DIP to swerve through traffic on a bicycle → Bermuda sl.