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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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