Bike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪslti/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθəɹˌaɪzəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈeɪslti/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pedal bicycle wheel motorcycle cycle

Parts of Speech

noun	a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
noun	a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
verb	ride a bicycle

Word Forms

motorcycle	verb	ride a motorcycle
bike	verb	ride a bicycle
bicyclist	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycle	verb	ride a bicycle
cyclist	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycler	noun	a person who rides a bicycle
bicycle	noun	a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
cycling	noun	the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
bike	noun	a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
pedal	noun	a lever that is operated with the foot
pedaller	noun	a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
pedaler	noun	a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
wheel	noun	a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
wheeler	noun	a person who rides a bicycle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fahrrad

ein Kraftfahrzeug mit zwei Rädern und einem starken Rahmen

🇫🇷French

vélo

un véhicule automobile à deux roues et à châssis solide

🇪🇸Spanish

bicicleta

un vehículo de motor con dos ruedas y un marco fuerte

🇮🇹Italian

bicicletta

un veicolo a motore con due ruote e un telaio robusto

🇳🇱Dutch

fiets

een motorvoertuig met twee wielen en een sterk frame

🇵🇹Portuguese

bicicleta

um veículo motorizado com duas rodas e uma estrutura forte

🇷🇺Russian

велосипед

автомобиль с двумя колесами и прочной рамой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाइक

दो पहियों और एक मजबूत फ्रेम वाला एक मोटर वाहन

🇧🇩Bengali

বাইক

দুটি চাকা এবং একটি শক্তিশালী ফ্রেম সহ একটি মোটর গাড়ি

🇮🇳Tamil

பைக்

இரண்டு சக்கரங்கள் மற்றும் வலுவான சட்டத்துடன் கூடிய மோட்டார் வாகனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బైక్

రెండు చక్రాలు మరియు బలమైన ఫ్రేమ్ కలిగిన మోటారు వాహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुचाकी

दोन चाके आणि मजबूत फ्रेम असलेले मोटार वाहन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાઇક

બે પૈડાં અને મજબૂત ફ્રેમ સાથેનું મોટર વાહન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೈಕ್

ಎರಡು ಚಕ್ರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬಲವಾದ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮೋಟಾರು ವಾಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൈക്ക്

രണ്ട് ചക്രങ്ങളും ശക്തമായ ഫ്രെയിമും ഉള്ള ഒരു മോട്ടോർ വാഹനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਈਕਲ

ਦੋ ਪਹੀਏ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਫਰੇਮ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੋਟਰ ਵਾਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹر سائیکل

دو پہیوں اور مضبوط فریم والی موٹر گاڑی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自行车

有两个轮子和坚固车架的机动车辆

🇯🇵Japanese

自転車

2つの車輪と丈夫なフレームを備えた自動車

🇰🇷Korean

자전거

두 개의 바퀴와 튼튼한 프레임을 갖춘 자동차

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xe đạp

một chiếc xe cơ giới có hai bánh và khung chắc chắn

🇹🇭Thai

จักรยาน

ยานยนต์ที่มีสองล้อและโครงที่แข็งแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepeda

kendaraan bermotor dengan dua roda dan rangka yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

bisikleta

isang sasakyang de-motor na may dalawang gulong at isang malakas na frame

🇲🇾Malay

basikal

kenderaan bermotor dengan dua roda dan rangka yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دراجة

سيارة ذات عجلتين وإطار قوي

🇮🇷Persian

دوچرخه

یک وسیله نقلیه موتوری با دو چرخ و یک قاب محکم

🇹🇷Turkish

bisiklet

iki tekerlekli ve güçlü bir şasiye sahip motorlu taşıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

אופניים

רכב מנועי עם שני גלגלים ומסגרת חזקה

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