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moped

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mo·ped  (mpd)
n.
A lightweight motorized bicycle that can be pedaled as well as driven by a low-powered gasoline engine.
[From mo(tor) + ped(al).]
moped
Noun
a light motorcycle not over 50cc [motor + pedal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mopedmoped - a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
minibike, motorbike - small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
Translations
Spanish moped [ˈməupɛd] n → ciclomotor m
French moped [ˈməupɛd] n → cyclomoteur m
German moped [ˈməupɛd] n → Moped nt
Italian moped [ˈməupɛd] n (BRIT) → ciclomotore m
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And bringing in her brother Stevie as soon as she could into the current of domestic events, she mentioned that the boy had moped a good deal.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Thus mournfully communing with himself, Tom moped along the lane past Pudd'nhead Wilson's house, and still on and on between fences enclosing vacant country on each hand till he neared the haunted house, then he came moping back again, with many sighs and heavy with trouble.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
He moped to school gloomy and sad, and took his flogging, along with Joe Harper, for playing hookey the day before, with the air of one whose heart was busy with heavier woes and wholly dead to trifles.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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