moto

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noun

One of a series of motocross or BMX races.

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nounmoto (plural motos)

plural motos

  1. One of a series of motocross or BMX races.

    In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown.

    American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982
  2. In only some varieties of EnglishA motorcycle or moped.

    He stood in the evening on the street in the haze of rain-flecked light. The backfire of a fucked moto cracked like a gunshot, but he did not flinch from it.

    2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 192–193
verbmoto (third-person singular simple present motos, present participle motoing, simple past and past participle motoed)

present singular third person motos · participle present motoing · participle past motoed · past motoed

  1. intransitiveTo use or ride a moto (noun).
  2. intransitiveSynonym of motor (“to ride a vehicle”, verb).

    Synonyms: motor

MOTO2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of mail order / telephone order, used in reference to types of credit card purchases.

Moto3

proper noun
  1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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verbSynonym of motor (“to ride a vehicle”, verb).

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APA

moto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moto

MLA

“moto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moto.

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