bike
bike
/baɪk/
(informal)
1 a bicycle
I used to ride my bike around the neighbourhood for hours.
by bike I usually go to work by bike.
He met her when he took part in a bike ride along the Nile.
She got on her bike and rode off.
He was knocked off his bike by a motorcyclist.
A series of new bike paths wind around the city.
Hop on your bike and head to town.
She pedalled her bike up the track.
We had to push our bikes up the hill.
We watched the boys on their bikes.
Collocations
adjective
verb + bike
get on
bike + noun
preposition
by bike
on a/the bike
phrases
lean a bike against something
prop a bike against something a motorcycle
Idioms
bike
/baɪk/
1 intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to go somewhere on a bicycle or motorcycle My dad bikes to work every day.
2 transitive bike something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to send something to somebody by motorcycle I'll bike the contract over to you this afternoon.
Word Origin
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.