plural bikes
1
: bicycle
They watch a middle-aged man pedal by on his bike, the carrier filled to the brim with its own pile of collectables.—
Joanne Ramondt
Joanne Ramondt2
: motorcycle
More than 100,000 motorcyclists are expected to descend on tiny Sturgis, S.D., this week for the annual Black Hills Motor Classic, the country's biggest bike rally.—Newsweek
Newsweek3
: motorbike
Yes, those are motorbikes racing around an ice track. No, that doesn't mean you should take your motorbike out on some ice and ride as fast as you can. These ice racers are serious. They modify their bikes to perform on the slippery surface provided by the great Michigan outdoors.—Jessica Shepherd
Jessica Shepherd4
: stationary bicycle
It's four in the morning and DeBartolo is already whirring away on the exercise bike. He'll ride and read for 90 minutes without stopping, then hit the rowing machine, then the stair-climber.—Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly
plural bikes
1
chiefly Scotland
: a nest of wild bees, wasps, or hornets
2
chiefly Scotland
: a crowd or swarm of people
Synonyms
Examples of bike in a Sentence
Noun (1)
likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends
Verb
We biked to the park.
He bikes in the mountains.
the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe
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Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
Nearby, pedestrians take leisurely strolls along the Wrigley Greenbelt and bike riders zip across the L.A. River trail overhead.
—Laura Anaya-Morga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Higgins entered the southbound lane and passed a car (the second of the three vehicles on the road) as an SUV, the lead vehicle, was also moving to the southbound lane to create space for the brothers who were biking on the narrow shoulder, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by police.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Giger jury-rigged a connection between his bike pump and the microscope.
—Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
Nearby, pedestrians take leisurely strolls along the Wrigley Greenbelt and bike riders zip across the L.A. River trail overhead.
—Laura Anaya-Morga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
Outdoor activities range from hiking and biking to fly fishing, river rafting and hot air ballooning.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Higgins entered the southbound lane and passed a car (the second of the three vehicles on the road) as an SUV, the lead vehicle, was also moving to the southbound lane to create space for the brothers who were biking on the narrow shoulder, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by police.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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