Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lightweight motorized bicycle that can be pedaled as well as driven by a low-powered gasoline engine.
- noun A motor scooter.
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- noun A
lightweight ,two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a smallmotor andpedals , designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
mope . - adjective
Melancholy ,dejected .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Note: For clarification, I use the word moped for any 50cc vehicle.
Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News Mike Werner 2010
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Today you wrote that the moped was a poor compromise of efficiency and power.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Wurst of Times BikeSnobNYC 2009
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CIV in The Syfy EciLa trailer The Man on the moped is the Rabbit, get it?
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I know a lot of you think a moped is a pedal powered 50cc, but for ease of use, moped mean any
Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News Mike Werner 2010
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But Assistant District Attorney Jessica Hanley argued the moped was a motor vehicle and was driven by the defendant on public streets while allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
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Molari of Taunton, questioned whether the moped was a vehicle as defined by the law.
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A moped is a two - or three-wheeled vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine or battery-powered motor.
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By the way, a moped is a "greener" vehicle compared to your little 4-cylinder toys that (apparently) will become Ford's stock in trade.
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Keola made "moped," which I put into the plural with the vertical word "same."
Beard 2010
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FOR some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
Melbourne House 1907
oroboros commented on the word moped
vehicle; felt downcast. John moped on his moped.
November 26, 2007