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PIKE
pike
(noun) any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway
(noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
pike
(noun) medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
pike
(noun) a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
pike
(noun) highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Pike
A surname.
A census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
Etymology 2
Noun
Pike (plural Pikes)
(US, slang) A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Anagrams
• kepi, kipe
Etymology 1
Noun
pike (plural pikes)
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
(diving, gymnastics) A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife. [from 1920s]
(fashion, dated) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
(chiefly, Northern England) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
(obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.
(obsolete, Britain, dialectal) A hayfork.
(obsolete, often, euphemistic, ) A penis.
Synonyms
• (the fish species Esox lucius): see northern pike
Verb
pike (third-person singular simple present pikes, present participle piking, simple past and past participle piked)
(transitive) To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
(ambitransitive, diving, gymnastics) To assume a pike position.
(intransitive, gambling) To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
(intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
Etymology 2
Noun
pike (plural pikes)
Short for turnpike.
(derogatory, slang) A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
Verb
pike (third-person singular simple present pikes, present participle piking, simple past and past participle piked)
(intransitive) To equip with a turnpike.
(intransitive, obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.
Anagrams
• kepi, kipe
Source: Wiktionary
Pike, n. Etym: [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n. & v., Peak, Pique.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet.
2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target. Beau. & Fl.
3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Raymond.
5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.]
6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
7. A turnpike; a toll bar. Dickens.
8. (Zoöl.) sing. & pl.
Definition: A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack.
Note: Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the wall-eye. See Wall-eye. Gar pike. See under Gar.
– Pike perch (Zoöl.), any fresh-water fish of the genus Stizostedion (formerly Lucioperca). See Wall-eye, and Sauger.
– Pike pole, a long pole with a pike in one end, used in directing floating logs.
– Pike whale (Zoöl.), a finback whale of the North Atlantic (Balænoptera rostrata), having an elongated snout; -- called also piked whale.
– Sand pike (Zoöl.), the lizard fish.
– Sea pike (Zoöl.), the garfish (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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