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 WebThomas Ricker, The Verge, 3 July 2024
Pamela Anderson looked down to earth posing next to an impress bike at the 15th Annual Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Convention and Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 1996.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
In most cases, three different testers evaluated each piece of clothing, trying it in at least two workouts–everything from running, walking, hiking, and biking to yoga, HIIT, Pilates, and weightlifting.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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Noun
The bike will sound an alarm in case of trouble and alert you of its location in the app.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 3 July 2024
Pamela Anderson looked down to earth posing next to an impress bike at the 15th Annual Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Convention and Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 1996.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Verb
And this Wisconsin city is the sixth-best in the world for biking.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
In most cases, three different testers evaluated each piece of clothing, trying it in at least two workouts–everything from running, walking, hiking, and biking to yoga, HIIT, Pilates, and weightlifting.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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