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单词 pike
释义

pike

1 of 8

noun (1)

ˈpīk How to pronounce pike (audio)
1
: pikestaff sense 1
2
: a sharp point or spike
also : the tip of a spear
piked
ˈpīkt How to pronounce pike (audio)
adjective

pike

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noun (2)

dialectal, England
: a mountain or hill having a peaked summit
used especially in place names

pike

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noun (3)

plural pike or pikes
1
a
: a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (Esox lucius) valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

called also northern, northern pike

b
: any of various fishes (family Esocidae) related to the pike: such as
(1)
: muskellunge
(2)
: pickerel
2
: any of various fishes resembling the pike in appearance or habits

pike

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noun (4)

: a heavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry especially in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century

pike

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verb (1)

piked; piking

transitive verb

: to pierce, kill, or wound with a pike

pike

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verb (2)

piked; piking

intransitive verb

1
: to leave abruptly
get lonely and sore, and pike out Sinclair Lewis
2
: to make one's way
pike along

pike

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noun (5)

1
: turnpike
2
: a railroad or railroad line or system

pike

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noun (6)

: a body position (as in diving) in which the hips are bent, the knees are straight, and the hands touch the toes or clasp the legs behind or just above the knees
Phrases
down the pike
1
: in the course of events
the greatest boxer to come down the pike in years
2
: in the future
today's advances only hint at what's down the pike

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • boulevard
  • carriageway [British]
  • drag
  • drive
  • expressway
  • freeway
  • high road
  • highway
  • pass
  • road
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • street
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • trace
  • turnpike
  • way

Noun (2)

  • javelin
  • lance
  • pikestaff
  • shaft
  • spear

Noun (3)

  • apex
  • cusp
  • end
  • nib
  • nose
  • point
  • tip

Verb (2)

  • bail
  • bail out
  • begone
  • book [slang]
  • bug off
  • bug out
  • bugger off [British slang]
  • buzz (off)
  • clear off [chiefly British]
  • clear out
  • cut out
  • depart
  • dig out
  • exit
  • get
  • get off
  • go
  • go off
  • move
  • pack (up or off)
  • part
  • peel off
  • pull out
  • push off
  • push on
  • quit
  • run along
  • sally (forth)
  • scarper [British]
  • shove (off)
  • step (along)
  • take off
  • vamoose
  • walk out
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English pīc pickax

Noun (2)

Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect pīk pointed mountain

Noun (3)

Middle English, from pike entry 1

Noun (4)

Middle French pique, from piquer to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccare, perhaps from Latin picus woodpecker — more at pie

Verb (2)

Middle English pyken (reflexive)

Noun (6)

perhaps from pike entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

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

Noun (4)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1787, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (5)

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (6)

1928, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pike 1 of 3

noun

ˈpīk How to pronounce pike (audio)
plural pike or pikes
: a long slender freshwater fish with a large mouth

pike

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noun

: a long wooden pole with a steel point once used as a weapon by soldiers

pike

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noun

: turnpike, road

Biographical Definition

Pike

biographical name

ˈpīk How to pronounce Pike (audio)
Zebulon Montgomery 1779–1813 American general and explorer

pike 1 of 4

noun (1)

as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel you can take the pike all the way to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • road
  • street
  • thoroughfare
  • highway
  • route
  • turnpike
  • freeway
  • boulevard
  • expressway
  • roadway
  • causeway
  • artery
  • carriageway
  • arterial
  • way
  • avenue
  • drive
  • lane
  • thruway
  • interstate
  • pass
  • row
  • high road
  • drag
  • parkway
  • motorway
  • alley
  • corridor
  • switchback
  • trail
  • bypass
  • beltway
  • branch
  • dual carriageway
  • autobahn
  • crossroad
  • corniche
  • trace
  • superhighway
  • byway
  • ring road
  • track
  • autostrada
  • high street
  • secondary road
  • side road
  • alleyway
  • through street
  • autoroute
  • backstreet
  • side street
  • mews
  • close
  • place
  • shunpike
  • laneway
  • dead end
  • cul-de-sac
  • circle
  • bystreet
  • Main Street

pike

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noun (2)

as in spear
a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade a foot soldier armed with a pike

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • spear
  • javelin
  • lance
  • dart
  • pikestaff
  • halbert
  • shaft
  • leister
  • halberd
  • trident
  • spike
  • harpoon
  • gaff

pike

3 of 4

noun (3)

as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tip
  • end
  • nose
  • apex
  • cusp
  • point
  • barb
  • tine
  • spike
  • nib
  • sticker
  • prong
  • snag
  • pinpoint
  • jag
  • prickle

pike

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verb

as in to bayonet

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bayonet
  • quill
  • poniard
  • dirk
  • prong
  • gimlet
  • spear
  • spindle
  • thrust
  • knife
  • riddle
  • punch
  • lance
  • prick
  • perforate
  • poke
  • harpoon
  • spike
  • slice
  • stick
  • stab
  • pink
  • gore
  • spit
  • pinprick
  • jab
  • skewer
  • pierce
  • impale
  • run through
  • peck
  • puncture
  • cut
  • pick
  • transfix
  • transpierce
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