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单词 pie
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pie

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈpī How to pronounce pie (audio)
plural pies
1
a
: a dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit or custard) in a pastry shell or topped with pastry or both
an apple pie
a slice of pumpkin pie
… desserts include lots of berry pies, butter pecan ice cream pies with a hot caramel topping, flummeries, and crisps. Judith and Evan Jones
b
: a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust
a chicken pie
compare potpie
2
: pizza
The pizzeria earned its VPN (that's Vera Pizza Napoletana) status … for its authentic Neapolitan pies which are baked in a wood-fired oven imported from Italy. Katie Jackson
3
a
: affair, business
… she wanted her finger … in every possible social pie Mary Deasy
b
: a whole regarded as divisible into shares
giving the less fortunate … a larger share of the economic pie R. M. Hutchins

pie

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verb

pied; pieing; pies

transitive verb

informal
: to throw a pie at (someone) : to hit (someone) especially in the face with a pie
Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope was the latest target of a group of pie-wielding activists. … Pope was pied because he has gone against the interests of Sierra Club founder John Muir and the environment in his stance on such issues as the Headwaters Forest deal, the group said in a statement. Associated Press
One of his first duties as cub master was to be "pied" by those cub scouts who sold the most popcorn during a fundraiser to help pay for summer camp. Carol Malley

pie

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noun (2)

plural pies
: magpie

pie

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noun (3)

less common spelling of pi

1
: type that is spilled or mixed
2
: a pi character or matrix

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English

Verb

derivative of pie entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, Old High German speh

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb

1977, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pie

noun

ˈpī How to pronounce pie (audio)
: a food consisting of a pastry crust and a filling (as of fruit or meat)
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