bike
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1.3
- noun
- /baɪk/
- Informal
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moto
- I climb off the bike and fold my arms across my chest.
I'm no motorcycle expert, but it is a style of both bike and jacket.
- I'm no motorcycle expert, but it is a style of both bike and jacket.
- Richard, don't you have a Harley-Davidson and a Marlboro Man bike as well?
Examples
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One of those bikes is yours.
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Just rode in on the bike, man.
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A very fast bike this, you know.
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You wanna give me a ride, or am I gonna have to buy another bike?
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And then I didn't really have a bike when I was in college.
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A twenty-year-old male presented with a history of a fall from a bike three months ago.
Academic text (2007) -
To his offer to sit behind him on the bike, she answers with a rotund no.
Academic text (2014) -
The gathering place for bike messengers from all over the city.
Fiction book (2000) -
His dad had a bike, a tricked-out Kawasaki that Dale wasn't allowed to touch.
Fiction book (2000) -
He took his new bike out for a ride along the coastal road.
Synonyms
275
2.3
A vehicle with two wheels and an engine ridden by one or two people
27
1.6
A two-wheeled vehicle with a motor for one or two people
25
2.5
A light two-wheeled motor vehicle with a small engine and a flat area for feet
18
3.2
A small motorcycle with pedals and a small engine for short rides
15
3.2
A light motorcycle with strong tires and springs for riding on rough unpaved ground
2
7.9
An informal word for a motorcycle
1
3.1
A small motorcycle used for fun or by children
1
3.3
A light motorcycle made for riding on rough unpaved paths with strong tires and springs to absorb bumps
1
3.5
A motorcycle made for racing on rough off-road tracks
A two-wheeled vehicle with a motor like an old motorcycle
Idioms
Compounds
20
2.7
A sturdy bike with wide tires for riding on rough paths like hills and mountains
15
3.2
A light motorcycle with strong tires and springs for riding on rough unpaved ground
1
3.3
A light motorcycle made for riding on rough unpaved paths with strong tires and springs to absorb bumps
- Specialized
A bicycle with an electric motor that helps you pedal or moves without you pedalling
A bicycle with a small electric motor that helps the rider pedal and can move without pedaling
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bike was later used for the motorbike because a motorbike is also a two-wheeled vehicle, so people call motorcycles 'bikes'.