pike
1any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout.
any of various superficially similar fishes, as the walleye or pikeperch.
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1Other words from pike
- pikelike, adjective
Other definitions for pike (2 of 8)
a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.
to pierce, wound, or kill with or as with a pike.
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2Other definitions for pike (3 of 8)
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3Other definitions for pike (4 of 8)
a hill or mountain with a pointed summit.
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4Other definitions for pike (5 of 8)
a sharply pointed projection or spike.
the pointed end of anything, as of an arrow or a spear.
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5Other definitions for pike (6 of 8)
to go, leave, or move along quickly.
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6Other definitions for pike (7 of 8)
a body position, resembling aV shape, 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.: Compare layout (def. 10), tuck1 (def. 14).
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7Other definitions for Pike (8 of 8)
James Albert, 1913–69, U.S. Protestant Episcopal clergyman, lawyer, and author.
Zeb·u·lon Montgomery [zeb-yoo-luhn], /ˈzɛb yʊ lən/, 1779–1813, U.S. general and explorer.
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How to use pike in a sentence
It now seems that the Defense Department can project American power of a sort into the Hindu Kush but not Pikes Peak.
Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix | Stephen J. Pyne | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the Chartist riots of 1839, the people tore up the railings round the churchyard to use as pikes.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellTherefore, he equipped them with arms, ammunition and with steel-tipped pikes which he had brought with him from Kansas.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThis is a humorous allusion to a manner of serving up pikes which is well illustrated in the Fifteenth-Century Cookery-books, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe men with pikes surrounded the vehicle, or the poor wretch's journey might have ended at the first lamp.
The Light That Lures | Percy Brebner
It was a short journey, and amid frenzied shrieks they fell under the sabers and the pikes.
The Light That Lures | Percy Brebner
British Dictionary definitions for pike (1 of 5)
/ (paɪk) /
any of several large predatory freshwater teleost fishes of the genus Esox, esp E. lucius (northern pike), having a broad flat snout, strong teeth, and an elongated body covered with small scales: family Esocidae
any of various similar fishes
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1British Dictionary definitions for pike (2 of 5)
/ (paɪk) /
a medieval weapon consisting of an iron or steel spearhead joined to a long pole, the pikestaff
a point or spike
(tr) to stab or pierce using a pike
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2British Dictionary definitions for pike (3 of 5)
/ (paɪk) /
short for turnpike (def. 1)
British Dictionary definitions for pike (4 of 5)
/ (paɪk) /
Northern English dialect a pointed or conical hill
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4British Dictionary definitions for pike (5 of 5)
piked (paɪkt)
/ (paɪk) /
(of the body position of a diver) bent at the hips but with the legs straight
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