trike

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/tɹaɪk/

noun

A tricycle, typically that of a child.

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tricyclevelocipede
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Meanings

trike1

nountrike (plural trikes)

plural trikes

  1. A tricycle, typically that of a child.
  2. A three-wheeled motorbike.

    As a trike, his motorbike gave him more stability at the price of some speed.

    2002, Sports 'n Spokes, volumes 28-29, page 36
  3. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger.
verbtrike (third-person singular simple present trikes, present participle triking, simple past and past participle triked)

present singular third person trikes · participle present triking · participle past triked · past triked

  1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle.

trike2

nountrike (plural trikes)

plural trikes

  1. informalA triceratops.

    Ellie: Oh, you know, if it's alright, I'd like to stay with Dr. Harding and finish with the trike. Is that okay?

    1992, David Koepp, Jurassic Park

Trike3

proper noun
  1. informalAn endearing diminutive name given to an individual Triceratops.

Trike4

nounTrike (plural Trikes)

plural Trikes

  1. informalA tricycle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals

Similar
tricyclevelocipede
Broader
wheeled vehicle
Also see
tricyclevelocipede

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

trike · noun, verb

Shortening of tricycle, modelled on bike.

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trike · noun

Shortening of triceratops.

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Trike · proper noun

From a clipping of Triceratops.

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Trike · noun

From a clipping of tricycle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trike

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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