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HANDLEBAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handlebar mean?
• HANDLEBAR (noun)
The noun HANDLEBAR has 1 sense:
1. the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
Familiarity information: HANDLEBAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("handlebar" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Meronyms (parts of "handlebar"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
Holonyms ("handlebar" is a part of...):
bicycle; bike; cycle; wheel (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)
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