Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bicycle.
- noun A motorcycle.
- noun A motorbike.
- intransitive verb To ride a bike.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A corruption of bicycle.
- noun A nest of wild bees, hornets, or wasps.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A short form of
bicycle . - noun A short form of
motorcycle . - noun slang A
promiscuous woman; from “the town bike (everybody rides her)”. - verb To ride a bike.
- verb To travel by bike.
- noun Scotland, Northern England A
nest ofwasps orhornets .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb ride a bicycle
- noun a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- noun a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A Cross Country mountain bike is typically lightweight yet durable.
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A Dirt Jump mountain bike is designed for pulling off stunts and typically has hard tails.
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My trusty mountain bike is rusting from lack of use.
Archive 2009-10-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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A good mountain bike is a surprisingly effective means of off-road transportation and I've always wondered why more hunters and anglers didn't utilize them, especially in areas closed to motor vehicles.
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A Downhill mountain bike is ideal for stunts and trail challenges.
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My trusty mountain bike is rusting from lack of use.
fitness freak Another Outspoken Female 2009
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North shore mountain bike is genuinely constructed for rough and rugged land surfaces.
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A reader recently informed me that the term bike-sexual has been inducted into the Urban Dictionary.
Letting it All Hang Out: Naked Riders, Vulnerable Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008
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#WTSports sujal @iambunnybee 5'8 ish. but my old bike is short for me. daylightgambler Have set up some test subjects on my very very alpha release of my social hiking/cycling app!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Richard Steed 2010
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Being at the ripe old age of 14, a bike is my best way to get around to fish, and is modded there so to do it.
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