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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pike1 /paɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) pike, (esp. for kinds or species) pikes. - Fisha large, slender, freshwater fish having a long, flat snout.
pike2 /paɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., piked, pik•ing. n. [countable] - Militarya long weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
v. [~ + object] - Militaryto pierce, wound, or kill with a pike.
pike3 /paɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Transporta toll road or highway;
turnpike. Idioms- Idioms come down the pike, to emerge;
come forth; appear:the greatest idea that ever came down the pike.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pike1 (pīk),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) pike, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) pikes. - Fishany of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- Fishany of various superficially similar fishes, as the walleye or pikeperch.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; so called from its pointed snout (see pike5)
pike′like′, adj. pike2 (pīk),USA pronunciation n., v., piked, pik•ing. n. - Militarya shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
v.t. - Militaryto pierce, wound, or kill with or as with a pike.
- Gmc. See pike5, pique1
- Middle French pique, feminine variant of pic pick2
- 1505–15
pike3 (pīk),USA pronunciation n. - Transporta toll road or highway;
turnpike road. - Transporta turnpike or tollgate.
- the toll paid at a tollgate.
- Idioms come down the pike, [Informal.]to appear or come forth:the greatest idea that ever came down the pike.
- short for turnpike 1820–30, American.
pike4 (pīk),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]- British Termsa hill or mountain with a pointed summit.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; special use of pike5; compare Old English hornpīc pinnacle
pike5 (pīk),USA pronunciation n. - a sharply pointed projection or spike.
- the pointed end of anything, as of an arrow or a spear.
- Middle English pik pick, spike, (pilgrim's) staff, Old English pīc pointed tool. See pick2 bef. 900
pike6 (pīk),USA pronunciation v.i., piked, pik•ing. [Older Slang.]- Slang Termsto go, leave, or move along quickly.
- 1425–75; late Middle English pyke (reflexive); perh. origin, originally to equip oneself with a walking stick. See pike5
pike7 (pīk),USA pronunciation n. [Diving, Gymnastics.]- Sporta body position, resembling aVshape, in which the back and head are bent forward and the legs lifted and held together, with the hands touching the feet or backs of the knees or the arms extended sideways. Cf. layout (def. 10), tuck 1 (def. 14).
- perh. special use of pike1 1955–60
Pike (pīk),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical James Albert, 1913–69, U.S. Protestant Episcopal clergyman, lawyer, and author.
Zeb•u•lon Montgomery (zeb′yŏŏ lən),USA pronunciation 1779–1813, U.S. general and explorer. |