WordHive Learning Dictionary

Bike

noun, verb

A bike is a bicycle, and bike can mean to ride one.

4 letters 2 syllables

What does Bike mean?

A bike is a bicycle, and bike can mean to ride one.

Dictionary definition

A bicycle; bike can also mean to ride a bicycle.

Example sentences

Bike in a sentence

easy

She rode her bike to the park.

medium

We will bike along the trail after lunch.

hard

A helmet helps protect riders when they bike on busy paths.

Writing practice

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Quick practice
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Practice the meaning of Bike

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does bike mean?

Practice 2

Which word is closest in meaning to bike?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses bike correctly?

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Bike

Voice settings
Sounds like

BYK

Listen, then repeat the word.

Synonyms

Words like Bike

bicycleUse as the full word for bike.
cycleUse for a bicycle or the action of riding one.
Antonyms

Opposite words

walkUse for traveling on foot instead of riding.
driveUse for operating a car instead of riding a bike.
Synonym practice

Want to practice bike synonyms in context? Try a Synonym Search question like "Sam rode his bike to school," then compare close word choices. Practice bike synonyms.

Word family

Bike word family

Base word

bike

noun

bikes

More than one bike.

verb

biked

Rode a bike in the past.

noun

biking

The activity of riding a bike.

Related words
Student support

Understand Bike

Hint for students

A bike is a bicycle, and bike can mean to ride one.

Common mix-up

Bike does not always mean bicycle. In some sentences, it means and bike can mean to ride one.

Try it in class or at home

Write two short sentences that use bike in different ways. Underline the clue words that show which meaning is being used. Example: We will bike along the trail after lunch. Clue words: will, along, trail. Ask: Which meaning of bike does my sentence show?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to compare meanings of bike in this model sentence: "We will bike along the trail after lunch." Which meaning fits, and what context clues prove it?