different between trake vs trike

English

Noun

trake (plural trakes)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of trach
   • 2001, John Barnes and Buzz Aldrin, The Return, Tor/Forge, ?ISBN, page 41,

     "[…] I'll do a trake on him, right now, because his breathing isn't good and I think there's a crushing injury to the neck. […]"

   • 2004, Christopher Young, Anno Domini Book III Amalgamation, Lulu Press, Inc., ?ISBN, page 150,

     "[…] She'll never be able to talk again, and for now she is breathing out of a trake."

   • 2005, Isaiah Baity, Jr., Beyond the Mark of Cain, Trafford Publishing, ?ISBN, page 60,

     Over time my uncle continued to slowly get better but my aunt was concerned about the tracheotomy hole (trake) in his throat. […] ¶ […] My aunt anxiously tried to instruct her to put the trake back in the hole in his throat.

Anagrams

• Akter, kerat-, taker, tarek

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

trake m (definite singular trakeen, indefinite plural trakeer, definite plural trakeene)

1. alternative spelling of traké

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trake m (definite singular trakeen, indefinite plural trakear, definite plural trakeane)

1. alternative spelling of traké

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?k

Etymology 1

Shortening of tricycle, probably modelled on bike.

Noun

trike (plural trikes)

1. A tricycle, typically that of a child
2. A three-wheeled motorbike
   • 2002, Sports 'n Spokes (volumes 28-29, page 36)

     As a trike, his motorbike gave him more stability at the price of some speed.

3. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger

See also

• bike

Verb

trike (third-person singular simple present trikes, present participle triking, simple past and past participle triked)

1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle.

Etymology 2

Shortening of triceratops.

Noun

trike (plural trikes)

1. (informal) A triceratops.
   • 1992, David Koepp, Jurassic Park (screenplay)

     ELLIE: Oh, you know, if it's alright, I'd like to stay with Dr. Harding and finish with the trike. Is that okay?

Anagrams

• kiter