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moto en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
    • In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown. American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982
  2. (qualifier:In only some varieties of English) A motorcycle or moped.
    • He stood in the evening on the street in the haze of rain-flecked light. The backfire of a fucked moto cracked like a gunshot, but he did not flinch from it. 2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 192–193:

Forms

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motos Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

moto-x · e-moto · moto-cross · mini-moto

moto en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To use or ride a moto (noun).
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of motor (“to ride a vehicle”, verb).

Forms

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motos Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
motoed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
motoed Tense=Past lexicographic
motoing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

motor