scooter
- Top 10000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A light vehicle with two small wheels, a low board to stand on and a tall handle, which you move by pushing against the ground with one foot.
She rides her scooter to school along the quiet back streets.
Fold the scooter up and carry it onto the train.
He fell off his scooter and scraped both his knees.
Common collocations: ride a scooter · fold a scooter · electric scooter · kick scooter · fall off a scooter
Part of: Means of transport
Sense 2
- noun
- B2
A small motorbike with a low open frame that the rider steps through, and a flat floor where both feet rest side by side.
A scooter costs far less to run than a small car.
He squeezed his scooter into a gap between two parked vans.
You need a helmet and a licence to ride a scooter.
Common collocations: ride a scooter · rent a scooter · motor scooter · scooter helmet · park a scooter
Part of: Means of transport
Forms
- plural
- scooters