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bike

1

[ bahyk ]

noun

  1. Informal.
    1. a motorcycle.
  2. Harness Racing. a sulky with tires like those of a bicycle.


verb (used without object)

biked, biking.
  1. to ride a bike:

    I bike to work.

bike

2

[ bahyk ]

noun

Scot. and North England.
  1. a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.
  2. a teeming crowd; swarm of people.

bike

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for bicycle motorcycle
  2. on your bike slang.
    away you go
  3. get off one's bike slang.
    to lose one's self-control
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noun

  1. slang.
    a promiscuous woman

    the town bike

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bike

2

/ ɪ; bəɪk /

noun

  1. a wasps' or bees' nest
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verb

  1. to swarm
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bike1

1880–85, Americanism; alteration of bicycle

Origin of bike2

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to *bi bee (< Old Norse ̄ bee 1 ) + *yeke, Old English ŧdz help, safety
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bike1

C14: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. get off one's bike, Australian Informal. to lose control of oneself or become angry.
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Michelle recalls her and her siblings riding bikes with the Jackson family children in some idyllic nondenominational order of Black music.

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Vine also mentioned his bike recently being stolen from his home as among the reasons why he plans to stop posting the clips.

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Then, he and the rest of the burglars fled on bikes and on foot.

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The balls, used instead of wheels, on his omnidirectional battery-powered bike are the same type as used by circus acrobats and are self-balancing.

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Nichols' text came in around 4:30 p.m. local time while Moakley was on his regular bike ride home and, with the help of AI, the site went up an hour later.

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