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Bike Baɪk Rode Noun Bre I Work Skidded

Word bike
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / baɪk / NAmE / baɪk /
Example
  • she got on her bike and rode off.
  • i usually go to work by bike.
  • he got on his bike and rode off.
  • she came off her bike when it skidded on some wet leaves.
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bike

(noun)BrE / baɪk / NAmE / baɪk /
  1. a bicycle
    • see also mountain bike
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mountain-bike
    • She got on her bike and rode off.
    • I usually go to work by bike.
  2. a motorcycle
    • See related entries: Types of vehicle
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/types_of_vehicle/bike_2
  3. a rude way of telling somebody to go away
  4. Extra Examples

    • He got on his bike and rode off.
    • She came off her bike when it skidded on some wet leaves.
    • She pedalled her bike up the track.
    • She tried to pedal her bike up the track.
    • We had to push our bikes up the hill.
    • We watched the boys on their bikes.

    Word Origin

    • late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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