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bike

1[bahyk] noun, verb, biked, bik⋅ing.
–noun
1. Informal.
a. a bicycle.
b. a motorbike.
c. a motorcycle.
2. Harness Racing. a sulky with tires like those of a bicycle.
–verb (used without object)
3. to ride a bike: I bike to work.
4. get off one's bike, Australian Informal. to lose control of oneself or become angry.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; alter. of bicycle

bike

2[bahyk]
–noun Scot. and North England.
1. a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.
2. a teeming crowd; swarm of people.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME, equiv. to *bi bee (< ON bȳ bee 1 ) + *yeke, OE gēoc help, safety
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bike   (bīk)   
n.  
  1. A bicycle.

  2. A motorcycle.

  3. A motorbike.

intr.v.   biked, bik·ing, bikes
To ride a bike.

[Shortening and alteration of bicycle.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
bike

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

bike 
1882, Amer.Eng., shortened and altered form of bicycle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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