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
Recent Examples on the WebHeidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Events include walking tours, trolley tours, a tree history symposium, a tree painting party, a Father’s Day bike tour and a tree planting ceremony at the historic Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
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Noun
Head to Edisto or St. Helena Island for R&R, or bike through Hilton Head Island’s network of trails, leading you to restaurants, bars and shopping.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Events include walking tours, trolley tours, a tree history symposium, a tree painting party, a Father’s Day bike tour and a tree planting ceremony at the historic Opa-locka Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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