FIKE

Etymology 1

Verb

fike (third-person singular simple present fikes, present participle fiking, simple past and past participle fiked)

(ambitransitive) To feign; dissemble; flatter.

Etymology 2

Verb

fike (third-person singular simple present fikes, present participle fiking, simple past and past participle fiked)

(intransitive) To move about in a quick, uneasy way; be constantly in motion.

(transitive) To give trouble to; vex; perplex.

Noun

fike (plural fikes)

Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance.

(UK dialectal) Any trifling peculiarity in regard to work which causes unnecessary trouble; teasing exactness of operation.

Etymology 3

Noun

fike (plural fikes)

(obsolete) A fig.

(UK dialectal) A sore place on the foot.

Anagrams

• Kief, kief, kife

Proper noun

Fike (plural Fikes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fike is the 5459th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6374 individuals. Fike is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kief, kief, kife

Source: Wiktionary


Fike, n.

Definition: See Fyke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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