cycle
/ˈsaɪkəl/cycle
NOUNDefinition of cycle
A cycle is a number of regular things that happen again and again.
Example: Right now we are in an upward-moving part of the business cycle.
A cycle is a short way of saying bicycle or motorcycle.
If you cycle somewhere, you go there by bicycle or motorcycle.
Example: The rain was falling harder than ever as I cycled home down the Banbury Road.
If you cycle a machine, you run it through one cycle.
programExample: The test will cycle the computer through ten start ups.
cycle
EXAMPLESExamples of cycle
Right now we are in an upward-moving part of the business cycle.
Example sentenceAlthough women's monthly cycles vary in length from person to person, the average length is about 28 days.
Example sentenceThe rain was falling harder than ever as I cycled home down the Banbury Road.
Example sentenceIt took me less than 7 minutes to cycle the whole trail.
Example sentenceThe test will cycle the computer through ten start ups.
Example sentencecycle
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