push-bike

[ poosh-bahyk ]

/ ˈpʊʃˌbaɪk /

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noun British.

a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor.

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Also push bi·cycle, push cy·cle .

Origin of push-bike

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby push-bike

push about, push along, push around, pushback, pushball, push-bike, push broom, push button, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair

How to use push-bike in a sentence

Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In Afghanistan, there was a push to take back the southern province Helmand.
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Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.
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After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Slowly, two were opened up, and in 2010 the regional government opened all four Brogpa villages in a push for tourism.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sense of bearing on to the voice, or endeavoring to push the tone by any pressure whatever, should be absolutely avoided.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Thereupon the governor attacked him alone, and giving a violent push on the door, opened it.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
One Turkish Company, about a hundred strong, was making an ugly push within rifle shot of our ship.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A resolute push for quite a short period now might reconstruct the entire basis of our collective human life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
His only chance of ultimate recovery was to push boldly forward, and to betray no fear of failure.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for push-bike

push-bike

noun

British an informal name for bicycle

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