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trike¹

  • /tɹaɪk/

Rhymes with -aɪk

Where it comes from

Shortening of tricycle, modelled on bike.

noun 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.
  3. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger.

verb trikes · triking · triked

  1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle.

trike²

  • /tɹaɪk/

Rhymes with -aɪk

Where it comes from

Shortening of triceratops.

noun trikes

  1. informal A 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?

Trike³

Where it comes from

From a clipping of Triceratops.

proper noun

  1. informal An endearing diminutive name given to an individual Triceratops.

noun Trikes

  1. informal A tricycle.

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"trike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trike.

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@misc{trike_2026,
  title = {trike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}