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M0416400 (mō′pĕd′)n.1. A lightweight motorized bicycle that can be pedaled as well as driven by a low-powered gasoline engine.2. A motor scooter.

[From mo(tor) + ped(al).]

moped

(ˈməʊpɛd) n (Automotive Engineering) Brit a light motorcycle, not over 50cc[C20: from motor + pedal¹, originally equipped with auxiliary pedals]

mo•ped

(ˈmoʊˌpɛd)

n. a motorized bicycle with pedals that is designed for low-speed operation. [1955–60; < German, ultimately < Swedish (trampcykel med) mo(tor och)ped(aler) pedal cycle with engine and pedals]

Thesaurus

Noun

moped - a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engineminibike, motorbike - small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars

Translations

机动脚踏两用车

moped

(ˈməuped) noun a pedal-cycle which has a small motor. 机动脚踏两用车

moped

→ 机动脚踏两用车zhCN

I want to rent a moped (US)
I want to hire a moped (UK) → 我想要租一辆轻骑

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mope about (somewhere)

To spend or waste time (somewhere) in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. Primarily heard in UK. John's just been moping about the flat all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad about being stood up by your date, but quit moping about and go do something with your evening!See also: mope

mope around

To spend or waste time in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. John's just been moping around the house all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad around being stood up by your date, but quit moping around and go do something with your evening!See also: around, mope

mope around

to go about in a depressed state. Since her dog ran away, Sally mopes around all day. Don't mope around. Cheer up!See also: around, mope

mope around

verbSee mopeSee also: around, mope

moped

moped:

see motorcyclemotorcycle,
motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900.
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Moped

a name designating a two-wheeled vehicle with an internal-combustion engine with a piston displacement of up to 49.8 cm³ and pedal and chain drive to the rear wheel.

In the USSR, light mopeds are equipped with an engine having a piston displacement of 45 cm³ and a power of 0.88–1.1 kilowatt (kW), or 1.2–1.5 hp; they have no transmission and are capable of speeds of up to 40 km/hr. Standard mopeds are equipped with a one-cylinder two-cycle engine with a piston displacement of 49.8 cm³ and a power of 1.62–1.84 kW (2.2–2.5 hp), with a two-speed transmission. They are capable of speeds of up to 50 km/hr. Shifting is accomplished by operating a handle on the left handlebar. Pedals are used to start the engine, for braking, and as a support for the feet while riding. Mopeds are also frequently equipped with a stepless, automatic V-belt drive and an electronic ignition system. Mopeds with a motor driven by a storage battery have appeared in some foreign countries.

Mass production of mopeds began in the late 1940’s and is increasing continuously. In the USSR mopeds are manufactured in Riga and L’vov (see Table 1). Production in 1972 was 340,000 units.

Table 1. Technical characteristics of Soviet mopeds
	Riga-7	Riga- 12 and Verkhovina-4
Type of engine .....	D-6	Sh-57
Maximum engine power, kW (hp) .....	0.88 (1 .2) @ 4,500 rpm	1.62 (2.2) @ 5,300 rpm
Maximum speed (km/hr) .....	40	50
Weight (kg) .....	36	52

REFERENCE

Grishin, E. M., and Z. la. lanson. Mopedy: Ustroistvo i ekspluatatsiia. Moscow, 1966.

S. IU. IVANITSKII and B. V. SINEL’NIKOV

moped

Brit a light motorcycle, not over 50cc

Acronym

Definition

MOPED➣Motorized Pedestrian

MOPED➣Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (various locations)

MOPED➣Motorized Pedicycle

MOPED➣Motor or Pedal Power

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noun a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine

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