Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of bike
"The kids raced their bikes around the park after school."
In plain English: Bikes are two-wheeled vehicles that you ride by pedaling with your feet.
"The kids rode their bikes around the park all afternoon."
Usage: Use "bikes" to refer to multiple bicycles or motorcycles in a casual, everyday context. It functions strictly as the plural noun form of "bike."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bike
"She bikes to work every morning to avoid the traffic."
In plain English: To bike means to ride a bicycle.
"She bikes to work every day to save on gas money."
Usage: Use "bikes" to describe what a specific person does when they ride a bicycle, such as saying she bikes to work every morning. Do not use this third-person form for plural subjects, which requires the verb "bike."
Bikes is a clipped form of bicycles, originating from English where bicycle derives from French vélocipède. The term originally meant a swift-footed vehicle or runner on wheels.