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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: bicycle

bike

1 noun
     
Related topics: Bicycles, Carts, Horses, Motor Vehicles
bike1 S2 [countable]
1 a bicycle:
by bike
They'll be coming by bike.
2TTCTTB informal a motorcycle
3

on your bike!

British English spoken used to tell someone rudely to go away
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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