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motorbike

[ moh-ter-bahyk ]
/ ˈmoʊ tərˌbaɪk /
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noun

a small, lightweight motorcycle.
a bicycle that is propelled by an attached motor.

verb (used without object), mo·tor·biked, mo·tor·bik·ing.

to go by motorbike; drive or ride a motorbike.

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RELATED WORDS

scooter, motorcycle, scrambler, minibike

Nearby words

  1. motor-boat,
  2. motor-minded,
  3. motor-mouth,
  4. motorable,
  5. motorbicycle,
  6. motorboat,
  7. motorboating,
  8. motorbus,
  9. motorcade,
  10. motorcar

Origin of motorbike

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bike1
Also called mo·tor·bi·cy·cle [moh-ter-bahy-si-kuh l, ‐sik-uh l, ‐sahy-kuh l] /ˈmoʊ tərˌbaɪ sɪ kəl, ‐sɪk əl, ‐saɪ kəl/.
Related formsmo·tor·bik·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for motorbike

motorbike

/ (ˈməʊtəˌbaɪk) /

noun

a less formal name for motorcycle
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