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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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
Thijs Rademakers, an 18-year-old student, decided to ride his bike rather than wait for public transportation.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In the neighborhood, where 90% of the people are walking, biking or taking public transit to work, there was a 23% increase in transit ridership in 2025 versus 2024, and an 18% increase in foot traffic for the same time period.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Just as impressive is that 186 miles of range can be added after just 10 minutes connected to a NACS fast charger, which makes topping up the bike not all that different from filling up an ICE model with gas.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
Thijs Rademakers, an 18-year-old student, decided to ride his bike rather than wait for public transportation.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
The boy was biking to a neighbor’s home to feed their pets while the family was away, KSHB reported at the time.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In the neighborhood, where 90% of the people are walking, biking or taking public transit to work, there was a 23% increase in transit ridership in 2025 versus 2024, and an 18% increase in foot traffic for the same time period.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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