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# bike

noun (bike, bikes); verb (bike, bikes, biked, biking)

«bike» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bike is a bicycle, a thing with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#m1)
2. A bike can also mean a motorbike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#m2)
3. To bike is to ride a bicycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#m3)

### In the lessons

a thing counted, with wheels; or a ride with a distance, speed and time; in safety lessons, helmets, lights and road rules; phrases «ride a bike», «bike helmet», «bike lane», «bike path»

### Examples

- There are 7 bikes. How many wheels? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x1)
- She rides her bike 3 miles to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x2)
- He bikes at 10 miles an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x3)
- A bike costs 150 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x4)
- Always wear a helmet when you ride a bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x5)
- I learned to ride a bike without training wheels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x6)
- We biked along the bike path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x7)
- Lock your bike at the bike rack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x8)
- His bike has a flat tire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x9)
- Use hand signals before you turn on your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/#x10)

### Note

Bikes have 2 wheels each, tricycles have 3: wheels = bikes × 2. Trap: a round trip is twice the distance. Safety: wear a helmet, ride on the correct side of the road, and use lights at night.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bike.html) on Mova free.