Bike

Bike Definition

–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.

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