bike

¹

[bahyk]

noun

1. Informal.

   1. a bicycle.

   2. a motorbike.

   3. a motorcycle.

2. Harness Racing.,  a sulky with tires like those of a bicycle.

verb (used without object)

biked, biking 

1. to ride a bike.

   I bike to work.

bike

²

[bahyk]

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.

2. a teeming crowd; swarm of people.

bike

¹

/ baɪk /

noun

1. informal,  short for bicycle motorcycle

2. slang,  away you go

3. slang,  to lose one's self-control

noun

1. slang,  a promiscuous woman

   the town bike

bike

²

/ baɪk, bəɪk /

noun

1. a wasps' or bees' nest

verb

1. to swarm

Word History and Origins

Origin of bike¹

1880–85, alteration of bicycle

Origin of bike²

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to *bi bee (< Old Norse bȳ bee ¹ ) + *yeke, Old English gēoc help, safety

Word History and Origins

Origin of bike¹

C14: of uncertain origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. get off one's bike, to lose control of oneself or become angry.

Example Sentences

Some say that has made it unsafe for children to ride bikes or play outside.

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A "bike bait" unit should be set up in the National Crime Agency to catch bicycle thieves, the Liberal Democrats have said.

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But to abandon his bike and take public transport would have invalidated his record after cycling thousands of kilometres over more than 60 days.

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“A lot of European cities were built and designed before cars, and they’re much more walkable. And there’s also more infrastructure for biking and for more active transportation in general.”

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The company owns Tile, trackers people attach to their keys, wallets, bikes and other objects, along with Jiobit, which also sells a pet tracker.

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