variants also push bicycle
British
as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village

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Noun
  • Courtesy of Matic; Roborock In the past few years, no other gadget—headphones, electric bicycle, literally anything at all—has improved as dramatically as the humble robot vacuum.
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 19 July 2025
  • Those dollars will pay off-duty police officers on bicycles, who collectively work between 170-190 hours a week to patrol hotspots and major events, according to Downtown Indy.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Jessie got a bike, and is now actually enjoying errands and toodles about town.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
  • Regular gravel grinding means regularly washing your bike and lubricating the chain.
    Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
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“Push-bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push-bike. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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