cycle

Noun

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

• a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  • a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons
    

• the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

• a periodically repeated sequence of events
  • a cycle of reprisal and retaliation
    

• a series of poems or songs on the same theme
  • Schubert's song cycles
    

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
  • the never-ending cycle of the seasons
    

Verb

• recur in repeating sequences

• ride a bicycle

• ride a motorcycle

• pass through a cycle
  • This machine automatically cycles
    

• cause to go through a recurring sequence
  • cycle the laundry in this washing program
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bicycle , bike , wheel , oscillation , hertz , Hz , cycle per second , cycles/second , cps , rhythm , round , pedal , motorbike , motorcycle