bike

bike
bike1 S2 [baık] n
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: bicycle]
1.) a bicycle
Let's go for a bike ride .
by bike
They'll be coming by bike.
2.) informal a ↑motorcycle
3.) on your bike!
BrE spoken used to tell someone rudely to go away
bike 2
bike2 v
1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] informal
to ride a bicycle
She bikes to work every day.
2.) [T]
to take something to someone by ↑motorcycle in order to get it there quickly
bike sth over/round
We're late for our deadline. Can you bike the photos over to us?

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