cycle

1. (verb) recur in cycles
Related Words: recur, repeat

2. (verb) pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
Related Words: cycle on, go across, go through, pass

3. (verb) cause to go through a cycle
Related Words: make pass, pass, recycle

4. (noun) a shortened version of `bicycle' or `tricycle' or `motorcycle'
Related Words: bicycle, bicycle-built-for-two, bike, monocycle, motor scooter, motorcycle, scooter, tandem, tricycle, trike, unicycle, velocipede, wheel, wheeled vehicle

5. (noun) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon: "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
Related Words: cardiac cycle, menstrual cycle, pass, periodic event, recurrent event

6. (noun) a periodically repeated sequence of events: "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
Related Words: repeat, repetition

7. (noun) a series of poems or songs on the same theme: "schubert's song cycles"
Related Words: series

8. (noun) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"
Synonyms: rhythm, round
Related Words: interval, time interval

9. (verb) ride a bicycle
Synonyms: bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel
Related Words: backpedal, ride

10. (verb) ride a motorcycle
Synonyms: motorcycle
Related Words: ride

11. (noun) the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
Synonyms: Hertz, Hz, cps, cycle per second, cycles/second
Related Words: rate



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