bike race
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1.7
- noun
- /baɪk reɪs/
:
carrera de bicicletas
- A bike race for MS is raising money, not just awareness.
- mountain bike race
- mile bike race
- marathon bike race
I think the week before I'd won a bike race, so fit and I just started to start swimming.
- I think the week before I'd won a bike race, so fit and I just started to start swimming.
- So I show up at a bike race in Central Park and like I line up with the cat fives and some guys looks at me and says, hey, are you the guy hit by the bus?
- Didn't you look at horse racing and Isle of Man super bike racing as well for this?
- So this clip's from this bike race that do I need to listen?
Examples
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"There are a lot more events for kids now—triathlons, bike races."
Academic text (2009) -
Craig leads the girls in a bike race.
Fiction book (1999) -
"And anyway, all the money from the bike race went to charity."
Fiction book (1993) -
And you can watch a bike race any old time.
Blog text (23) -
So, we do a short swim, a bike race, and a run at the end.
Blog text (29) -
But the prize money from the bike race would be just enough for him to buy that coat and surprise her.
Fiction book (1999) -
Recently, I felt completely alive on a 500-mile relay bike race that ran over 30 hours straight.
Blog text (7) -
So we'll make it a competitive event: a bike race that'll force them to follow complicated routes through the city.
Fiction book (1998) -
Williamsburg Dirt Fest is a two-day race event with cyclocross and mountain bike races, and a family-friendly bike festival.
Blog text (20) -
Last weekend, I participated in a thrilling bike race along the scenic coast.
Synonyms
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A competition where people ride bikes to finish first
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'bike' (bicycle) + 'race' (a contest to see who finishes first) yields a contest involving bicycles. This noun–noun compounding is a common and transparent pattern in English (and many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase bike race shows a simple picture: people on bikes riding as fast as they can to be first. That's why it means 'a competition in which riders race against each other'.