noun
Meaning 1
A motorcycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moto
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
motorbike
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/
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General-American: /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/
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General-American: [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk]
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CMU ARPABET: M OW1 T ER0 B AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A small and light motorcycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We motorbiked all over the US that summer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: minibike
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motorcycle, bike
Narrower terms: moped
verb
Meaning 5
ride a motorcycle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: motorcycle, cycle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ride
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike English motorbike From motor + bike.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: μοτοποδήλατο (motopodílato) — motorcycle
- Greek: μηχανάκι (michanáki) — motorcycle
- Marshallese: wōtbai — motorcycle
- Polish: motocykl — motorcycle
- Polish: motor — motorcycle
- Dutch: motorrijden — to ride or travel by a motorbike
- Finnish: moottoripyöräillä — to ride or travel by a motorbike
- French: rouler en moto — to ride or travel by a motorbike
- French: faire de la moto — to ride or travel by a motorbike
- Marshallese: wōtbai — to ride or travel by a motorbike
- Polish: jeździć na motocyklu — to ride or travel by a motorbike
Real reading context