bike
1to ride a bike: I bike to work.
Idioms about bike
get off one's bike, Australian Informal. to lose control of oneself or become angry.
Origin of bike
1Other definitions for bike (2 of 2)
a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.
a teeming crowd; swarm of people.
Origin of bike
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How to use bike in a sentence
Someone looking to “buy a bike” in Atlanta will see different suggestions than someone using the same query in New York.
How to check Google search results for different locations | Sponsored Content: SEO PowerSuite | November 17, 2020 | Search Engine LandOn building bike lanes and making way for the type of new development that will let the city hit other key climate goals, the Council hasn’t done much.
The Rise and Fall (for Now) of Georgette Gómez | Andrew Keatts | November 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoHe also came off his bike twice and had a bloody leg to show for it.
Trailblazing triathlete isn’t letting Down syndrome prevent him from becoming an Ironman | Des Bieler | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostThis geometry makes the bike more grounded, providing confidence at high speeds and on challenging terrain.
The Specialized Diverge Is a Gravel Bike for All | Andy Cochrane | November 8, 2020 | Outside OnlineStrapping your tube to your bike could also allow you to pack a light layer.
Here is where the biking becomes the most beautiful — and increasingly challenging.
He says biking long distances is “like coming to peace in your mind and your body.”
What would professional running and competitive biking contribute to a place that has mountain lions and grizzly bears?
Biking and marathoning on park trails are to predators the equivalent of running.
The location of thousands of deaths over the past few decades, it has nevertheless become a popular biking route.
Now That Everest Is Closed, Check Out These Other Extreme Adventures | Nina Strochlic | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a bright color on her face, but then she had been "biking," and it was warm.
Friendship and Folly | Maria Louise PoolBob and Jack are coming to-night to give me my first lesson in biking.
The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces | John Kendrick BangsAs a matter of fact, the thought that you would come to the rescue never occurred to me till I was biking back from town.
The Hill | Horace Annesley VachellBetter biking with Pa, from morning till night, and only coming home after the show.
The Bill-Toppers | Andre CastaigneJuly, 1911, was a hot month and a dusty, and we were biking fifty miles the day.
Shandygaff | Christopher Morley
British Dictionary definitions for bike (1 of 2)
/ (baɪk) /
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
slang a promiscuous woman: the town bike
British Dictionary definitions for bike (2 of 2)
a wasps' or bees' nest
to swarm
Origin of bike
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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