BIKE

bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle

(noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

motorcycle, bike

(noun) a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

(verb) ride a bicycle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

Clipping of bicycle.

Clipping of motorbike.

(slang, derogatory) Ellipsis of village bike.

Synonyms: slapper, slag

Verb

bike (third-person singular simple present bikes, present participle biking, simple past and past participle biked)

To ride a bike.

To travel by bike.

Etymology 2

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

(Scotland, Northern England) A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants.

(chiefly, Scotland, by extension, collective) A crowd of people.

Anagrams

• Beki, kibe

Source: Wiktionary


Bike, n. Etym: [Ethymol. unknown.]

Definition: A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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