"motorbike" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/ [UK], /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/ [General-American], [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk] [General-American] Audio: En-uk-a motorbike.ogg [UK] Forms: motorbikes [plural]
Etymology: From motorcycle + bike. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|motorcycle|bike}} motorcycle + bike Head templates: {{en-noun}} motorbike (plural motorbikes)
  1. (UK, Australia) A motorcycle. Tags: Australia, UK
    Sense id: en-motorbike-en-noun-FVXPXd2c Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 24 4
  2. (US) A small and light motorcycle. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-motorbike-en-noun-13r4y9EL Categories (other): American English

Verb

IPA: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/ [UK], /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/ [General-American], [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk] [General-American] Audio: En-uk-a motorbike.ogg [UK] Forms: motorbikes [present, singular, third-person], motorbiking [participle, present], motorbiked [participle, past], motorbiked [past]
Etymology: From motorcycle + bike. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|motorcycle|bike}} motorcycle + bike Head templates: {{en-verb}} motorbike (third-person singular simple present motorbikes, present participle motorbiking, simple past and past participle motorbiked)
  1. To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike. Translations (to ride or travel by a motorbike): motorrijden (Dutch), moottoripyöräillä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-motorbike-en-verb-CU~h8L7T

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