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# trike

noun (a trike, trikes)

«trike» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A tricycle: a cycle with three wheels, often for small children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#m1)
2. (informal) A motorbike with three wheels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, toddlers ride trikes. In maths wheel-counting problems: a trike has 3 wheels. Phrases: ride a trike.

### Examples

- My little sister rides a red trike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x1)
- A trike has three wheels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x2)
- There are 4 trikes in the shed: how many wheels? Twelve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x3)
- He pedalled his trike round the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x4)
- Grandad rode a motor trike to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x5)
- The trikes and bikes are parked by the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/#x6)

### Note

Short for tricycle. Tri- means three. Wheel counting: unicycle 1, bike 2, trike 3. Countable: a trike, trikes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trike/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trike.html) on Mova free.