MOPED

moped

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

moped

simple past tense and past participle of mope

Adjective

moped (comparative more moped, superlative most moped)

Melancholic, dejected.

Etymology 2

Noun

moped (plural mopeds)

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

Source: Wiktionary


MOPE

Mope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moped; p. pr. & vb. n. Moping.] Etym: [Cf. D. moppen to pout, Prov. G. muffen to sulk.]

Definition: To be dull and spiritless. "Moping melancholy." Milton. A sickly part of one true sense Could not so mope. Shak.

Mope, v. t.

Definition: To make spiritless and stupid. [Obs.]

Mope, n.

Definition: A dull, spiritless person. Burton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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