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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Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Earlier generation bikes are still listed as available on the company's webshop.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
For example, someone who uses an elliptical for 40 minutes every day could stay with that machine, but stop at 20 minutes to bike around town (or on a stationary one at the gym) for the remaining minutes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Its main influence, the Upside Down, is reflected in sweatshirts and matching socks featuring series iconography, including silhouettes of Mike and Eleven on a bike and an image from the first season embossed on a dark sweatshirt.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Earlier generation bikes are still listed as available on the company's webshop.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
Friends made signs and came out to cheer, and the biggest thank you of all goes to my partner, who biked around Charlotte to cheer me on.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
For example, someone who uses an elliptical for 40 minutes every day could stay with that machine, but stop at 20 minutes to bike around town (or on a stationary one at the gym) for the remaining minutes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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