bike
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
Noun 3 meanings
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants.
A crowd of people.
Verb 3 meanings
To ride a bike.
“I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.”
To travel by bike.
“It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.”
To transport by bicycle.
“I biked them the letters.”
Etymology
Clipping of bicycle. First attested in 1882. One explanation for the form with /k/ is that bicycle was parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that it was parsed to bic(ycle) but since speakers are aware of a general /k/~/s/ alternation (as in electric ~ electricity etc.
BIKE at a glance
BIKE has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,759 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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