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
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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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
On my initial drive, two people complimented me on how nice the bike looks.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Arriving by bike Fans can also bike to matchday and use Q2 Stadium’s Bike Valet system, which will be available on the east side of the stadium.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Or he might get knocked off his bike, spoiling a delivery and further lowering Emmanuel’s all-important customer-satisfaction rating.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
On my initial drive, two people complimented me on how nice the bike looks.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Snowmass Village, near Aspen, is surrounded by 2.8 million acres of wilderness for hiking, biking, fly-fishing, horseback riding and more.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Arriving by bike Fans can also bike to matchday and use Q2 Stadium’s Bike Valet system, which will be available on the east side of the stadium.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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