Synonyms and antonyms of Riding a bicycle or motorcycle in British Thesaurus

backpedal (verb)

to pedal backwards on a bicycle

bicycle clips (noun)

a pair of circular pieces of metal or cloth worn around your lower legs while riding a bicycle. You wear them to prevent your trousers from getting caught in the chain.

bike (verb)

informal to ride somewhere on a bicycle

change gear/gears ()

to start using a different gear when you are driving a car or riding a bicycle

coast (verb)

to continue to move in a car or on a bicycle after you have switched off the engine or have stopped pedalling with your legs

cycle (verb)

to use a bicycle

freewheel (verb)

to move on a bicycle without moving the pedals, or to move in a car without switching on the engine, usually down a slope

keirin (noun)

a cycle race in which track cyclists complete several laps behind a motorized bicycle before sprinting

kick-start (verb)

to start a motorcycle by pressing your foot down on a pedal

pedal (verb)

to move a bicycle by pushing the pedals

remount (verb)

to get back on a horse or bicycle after you have got off or fallen off

ride (verb)

to sit on a bicycle, motorcycle etc, and control it as it moves along

ride (noun)

a journey on a horse or other animal, on a bicycle or motorcycle, or in a vehicle

ride pillion ()

if someone rides pillion on a motorbike, they sit behind the driver

SMIDSY (noun)

British an occasion when a cyclist is knocked off their bike by a motorist who didn’t see them in time

spill (noun)

a fall from a horse, bicycle etc

spin (verb)

to go somewhere quickly in a car, on a bicycle etc

velodrome (noun)

a racetrack for bicycles

wheelie (noun)

a movement in which a rider lifts the front wheel of a bicycle or motorbike high in the air and balances on the back wheel only