motorcycle
part of speech
noun (a motorcycle, motorcycles); verb (motorcycle, motorcycles, motorcycled, motorcycling — less common)
meaning for a pupil
1) A heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, ridden like a bicycle. tree →
2) (verb) To travel on a motorcycle. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a motorcycle is a road vehicle; riders must wear a helmet and have a licence. In maths it appears in speed, distance and wheel-counting problems (a motorcycle has 2 wheels). Short forms: motorbike (UK, Australia), bike. Phrases: ride a motorcycle, on a motorcycle, motorcycle helmet.
examples
- My uncle rides a motorcycle to work. tree →
- A motorcycle has two wheels and a car has four. tree →
- The motorcycle roared past the school gate. tree →
- Always wear a helmet on a motorcycle. tree →
- A motorcycle travels 60 miles in one hour; how far in three hours? tree →
- The police officer arrived on a motorcycle. tree →
- They motorcycled across the country in summer. tree →
note
Countable: one motorcycle, two motorcycles. Motorbike means the same; a moped or scooter is smaller and slower. A bicycle has pedals and no engine. In counting problems, each motorcycle counts as 2 wheels.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «motorcycle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.