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1 VERB If you cycle , you ride a bicycle. □ [V prep/adv] He cycled to Ingwold. □ [V ] Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled. □ [V n] Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York. ●  cy|cling N‑UNCOUNT □  The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.

2 N‑COUNT A cycle is a bicycle. □  …an eight-mile cycle ride.

3 N‑COUNT A cycle is a motorcycle. [AM ]

4 N‑COUNT A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order. □ [+ of ] …the life cycle of the plant.

5 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process. □  …10 cycles per second. COLLOCATIONS cycle NOUN 4

noun + cycle : sleep

adjective + cycle : business, economic; menstrual, natural

verb + cycle : break, complete, repeat

cy |cle path (cycle paths ) N‑COUNT A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.

cy|cle|way /sa I k ^ə lwe I / (cycleways ) N‑COUNT A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists. [BRIT ] in AM, use bikeway

cy|clic /s I kl I k, sa I k-/ ADJ Cyclic means the same as cyclical .

cy|cli|cal /s I kl I k ^ə l, sa I k-/ ADJ A cyclical process is one in which a series of events happens again and again in the same order. □  …the cyclical nature of the airline business.

cy|clist /sa I kl I st/ (cyclists ) N‑COUNT A cyclist is someone who rides a bicycle, or is riding a bicycle.

cy|clone /sa I kloʊn/ (cyclones ) N‑COUNT A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.

cyg|net /s I gn I t/ (cygnets ) N‑COUNT A cygnet is a young swan.

cyl|in|der /s I l I ndə ^r / (cylinders )

1 N‑COUNT A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides. □ [+ of ] …a cylinder of foam. □  It was recorded on a wax cylinder.

2 N‑COUNT A gas cylinder is a cylinder-shaped container in which gas is kept under pressure. □  …oxygen cylinders.

3 N‑COUNT In an engine, a cylinder is a cylinder-shaped part in which a piston moves backwards and forwards. □  …a 2.5 litre, four-cylinder engine.

cy|lin|dri|cal /s I l I ndr I k ^ə l/ ADJ Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder. □  …a cylindrical aluminium container. □  It is cylindrical in shape.

cym|bal /s I mb ^ə l/ (cymbals ) N‑COUNT A cymbal is a flat circular brass object that is used as a musical instrument. You hit it with a stick or hit two cymbals together, making a loud noise.

cyn|ic /s I n I k/ (cynics ) N‑COUNT A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly. □  I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.

cyni|cal /s I n I k ^ə l/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as cynical , you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. □  …his cynical view of the world. ●  cyni|cal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  As one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!'

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest. □ [+ about ] It's hard not to be cynical about reform.

cyni|cal|ly /s I n I kli/

1 ADV If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.

2 → see also cynical

cyni|cism /s I n I s I zəm/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly. □  I found Ben's cynicism wearing at times.