bike

bike¹ (baɪk)

—n, —vb
1.	informal bicycle short for motorcycle
2.	slang (Brit) on your bike away you go
3.	slang (Austral), (NZ) get off one's bike to lose one's self-control

—n
4.	slang a promiscuous woman: the town bike

bike or (Scot) byke² (bəɪk, baɪk, bəɪk, baɪk)

—n
1.	a wasps' or bees' nest

—vb
2.	to swarm

[C14: of uncertain origin]

byke or (Scot) byke²

—n

—vb

[C14: of uncertain origin]

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Word Origin & History

bike

1882, Amer.Eng., shortened and altered form of bicycle.

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Slang Dictionary

bike definition

n.
a motorcycle; a bicycle. : You have to wear a helmet with a bike that size, don't you?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences

Take your hands off the bicycle handlebars and your bike won't notice.

It means to ride a bike or drive a hybrid car, and to turn off the water when

you are brushing your teeth.

Explore the city's extensive network of dedicated bike lanes and paths.

Pick a street and walk or ride a bike down the street, stopping to record data

at set intervals.

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Slang

bike boys

On your bike!

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"bike downtown, stick out tongues at the Catholics.
Or form a Piss Club where we all go
in the bushes and peek at each other's sex."

-Anne Sexton