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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Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Class 3 e-bikes are allowed to go up to 28 mph, which is fast enough to speed in a school zone.
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Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The athlete who enjoys biking with friends, taking his daughters to the beach, doing cross-fit and running marathons is determined not to let his injury slow him down.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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Noun
In many areas, what was once right-hand turn lanes are now bike lanes, requiring drivers going straight and those turning right to use the same lane.
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Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Class 3 e-bikes are allowed to go up to 28 mph, which is fast enough to speed in a school zone.
—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Verb
Elsewhere in the park, there’s kayaking and fishing in the lake, biking trails and a possible whirl through the century-old American Swedish Historical Museum, which in winter hosts the outdoor Ebba Sparre Sauna pop-up.
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Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The athlete who enjoys biking with friends, taking his daughters to the beach, doing cross-fit and running marathons is determined not to let his injury slow him down.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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“Bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bike. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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