bike
1[ bahyk ]
/ baɪk /
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noun
verb (used without object), biked, bik·ing.
to ride a bike: I bike to work.
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Idioms for bike
get off one's bike, Australian Informal. to lose control of oneself or become angry.
Origin of bike
11880–85, Americanism; alteration of bicycle
Definition for bike (2 of 2)
bike2
[ bahyk ]
/ baɪk /
noun Scot. and North England.
a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.
a teeming crowd; swarm of people.
Origin of bike
21250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to *bi bee (<Old Norse bȳbee1) + *yeke,Old English gēoc help, safety
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British Dictionary definitions for bike (1 of 2)
bike1
/ (baɪk) /
noun, verb
informal short for bicycle, motorcycle
on your bike British slang away you go
get off one's bike Australian and NZ slang to lose one's self-control
noun
slang a promiscuous womanthe town bike
British Dictionary definitions for bike (2 of 2)
bike2
byke
Scot
noun
a wasps' or bees' nest
verb (intr)
to swarm
Word Origin for bike
C14: of uncertain origin
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