bike [bikebikesbikedbiking] noun, verb BrE [baɪk] NAmE [baɪk] noun (informal) 1. a bicycle • She got on her bike and rode off. • I usually go to work by bike. see also ↑mountain bike, ↑pushbike, ↑quad bike 2. a motorcycle
Word Origin: late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
Example Bank: •He got on his bike and rode off. •She came off her bike when it skidded on some wet leaves. •She pedalled her bike up the track. •She tried to pedal her bike up the track. •We had to push our bikes up the hill. •We watched the boys on their bikes. Idiom: ↑on your bike! Derived Word: ↑biking
verb 1. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (informal)to go somewhere on a bicycle or motorcycle •My dad bikes to work every day. 2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) (informal)to send sth to sb by motorcycle •I'll bike the contract over to you this afternoon. compare ↑bicycle, ↑cycle Verb forms:
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