bike 1
/buyk/ , n. , v. , biked, biking .
n.
1. Informal.
a. a bicycle.
b. a motorbike.
c. a motorcycle.
2. Harness Racing. a sulky with tires like those of a bicycle.
3. get off one's bike , Australian Informal. to lose control of oneself or become angry.
v.i.
4. to ride a bike: I bike to work.
[ 1880-85, Amer.; alter. of BICYCLE ]
bike 2
/buyk/ , n. Scot. and North Eng.
1. a colony, nest, or swarm of wild bees, wasps, or hornets.
2. a teeming crowd; swarm of people.
[ 1250-1300; ME, equiv. to * bi bee ( by BEE 1 ) + * yeke, OE geoc help, safety ]