pike

pike ¹

 (pīk)

n.

A long spear formerly used by infantry.

tr.v. piked, pik·ing, pikes

To attack or pierce with a pike.

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[French pique, from Old French, from piquer, to prick; see pique.]

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piked adj.

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pike ²

 (pīk)

n. pl. pike or pikes

1. A freshwater game and food fish (Esox lucius) of the Northern Hemisphere that has a long snout and attains a length of over 1.2 meters (4 feet). Also called northern pike.

2. Any of various fishes closely related to this fish, such as the muskellunge or the pickerels.

3. Any of various fishes that resemble this fish.

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[Middle English, perhaps from Old English pīc, sharp point (from its shape).]

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pike ³

 (pīk)

n.

1. A turnpike.

2. Archaic

a. A tollgate on a turnpike.

b. A toll paid.

intr.v. piked, pik·ing, pikes

To move quickly.

Idiom:

come down the pike Slang

To come into prominence: "a policy ... allowing for little flexibility if an important new singer comes down the pike" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Short for turnpike.]

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pike ⁴

 (pīk)

n. Chiefly British

A hill with a pointed summit.

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[Middle English, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

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pike ⁵

 (pīk)

n.

A spike or sharp point, as on the tip of a spear.

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[Middle English, from Old English pīc.]

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pike ⁶

 (pīk)

n.

A mid-air position in sports such as diving and gymnastics in which the athlete bends to touch the feet or grab the calves or back of the thighs while keeping the legs together and straight.

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[Probably from pike (from the resemblance of the position to the fish's head ).]

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pike

(paɪk)

n, pl pike or pikes

1. (Animals) 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

2. (Animals) any of various similar fishes

[C14: short for pikefish, from Old English pīc point, with reference to the shape of its jaw]

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pike

(paɪk)

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a medieval weapon consisting of an iron or steel spearhead joined to a long pole, the pikestaff

2. a point or spike

vb

(tr) to stab or pierce using a pike

[Old English pīc point, of obscure origin]

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pike

(paɪk)

n

(Civil Engineering) short for turnpike¹

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pike

(paɪk)

n

(Physical Geography) dialect Northern English a pointed or conical hill

[Old English pīc, of obscure origin]

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pike

(paɪk) or

piked

adj

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (of the body position of a diver) bent at the hips but with the legs straight

[C20: of obscure origin]

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pike¹

(paɪk)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) pike, (esp. for kinds or species) pikes.

1. any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout.

2. any of various superficially similar fishes, as the walleye or pikeperch.

[1275–1325; Middle English; so called from its pointed snout (see pike⁵)]

pike²

(paɪk)

n., v. piked, pik•ing. n.

1. a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry.

v.t.

2. to pierce, wound, or kill with a pike.

[1505–15; < Middle French pique, feminine variant of pic pick²< Germanic. See pike⁵, pique¹]

pike³

(paɪk)

n.

1. a toll road or highway; turnpike.

2. a tollgate.

3. the toll paid at a tollgate.

[1820–30, Amer.; short for turnpike]

pike⁵

(paɪk)

n.

1. a sharply pointed projection or spike.

2. the pointed end of anything, as of an arrow or a spear.

[before 900; Middle English pik pick, spike, (pilgrim's) staff, Old English pīc pointed tool. See pick²]

pike⁷

(paɪk)
n.

a midair position assumed by divers and gymnasts in which the torso and head are bent forward and the legs held together with knees straight.

[1955–60; perhaps identical with pike¹]

Pike

(paɪk)

n.

Zebulon Montgomery, 1779–1813, U.S. general and explorer.

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pike

Past participle: piked
Gerund: piking

Imperative

pike

pike

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pike - a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic expressway, freeway, motorway, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway autobahn - an expressway in a German-speaking country autostrada - an expressway in an Italian-speaking country carriageway - one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport toll road, turnpike - an expressway on which tolls are collected
	2.	pike - highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh pike - any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food muskellunge - flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish pickerel - flesh of young or small pike
	3.	pike - a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
	4.	pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet halberd - a pike fitted with an ax head partizan, partisan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries pikestaff - the staff of a pike spearpoint, spear-point, spearhead - the head and sharpened point of a spear vouge - a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
	5.	pike - any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Esox, genus Esox - type and only genus of the family Esocidae Esox lucius, northern pike - voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere Esox masquinongy, muskellunge - large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America pickerel - any of several North American species of small pike pike - highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

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Translations

سَمَك الكَرَكي، زُنْجور

щука

štikapíka

geddepike

HechtPikeSpieß

lucio

haug

haukipeitsi

brochetcarpé

štuka

csuka

gedda

lucciopiccaasta

lucius

lydeka

līdaka

snoek

gjeddepik

szczupak

ştiucă

щука

šťuka

ščuka

štukaштука

gäddapik

turna balığı

щука

梭子鱼

pike

¹ [paɪk] N (Mil) → pica f

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pike

² [paɪk] N (pike or pikes (pl)) (= fish) → lucio m

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pike

[ˈpaɪk] n

(= fish) → brochet m

(= weapon) → pique f
Some of them carried pikes with the heads of their victims on top → Certains d'entre eux portaient les têtes de leurs victimes au bout d'une pique.

(US) to come down the pike → se présenter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pike

¹

n (= weapon) → Pike f, → Spieß m

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pike

²

n (= fish) → Hecht m

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pike

³

n (US inf: = toll-road) → Mautstraße f; (= barrier) → Mautschranke f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pike

¹ [paɪk] n (fish) → luccio

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pike

² [paɪk] n (spear) → picca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pike

(paik) – plural pike – noun

a large fierce fresh-water fish. varswatersnoek سَمَك الكَرَكي، زُنْجور щука lúcio štika der Hecht gedde λούτσοςlucio haug اردک ماهی hauki brochet זֶאֶב-הַמָים बरछा, भाला štuka csuka nama ikan gedda luccio 川かます 강꼬치고기 lydeka līdaka sejenis ikan air tawar snoekgjeddeszczupak يوراز کب ( ماهى lúcio ştiucă щука šťuka ščuka štuka gädda ปลาน้ำจืดชนิดหนึ่ง turna balığı 梭子魚 щука ايک قسم کي مچھلي cá chó 梭子鱼

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