Pike (p k), Zebulon Montgomery 1779-1813. American army officer and explorer noted for his expedition up the Arkansas River to the Rocky Mountains (1806-1807). Pikes Peak is named for him. |
| pike 1 (pk) n. A long spear formerly used by infantry. tr.v. piked, pik·ing, pikes To attack or pierce with a pike. [French pique, from Old French, from piquer, to prick; see pique.] piked adj. |
| pike 2 (pk) 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 similar or related fishes. [Middle English, perhaps from Old English p c, sharp point (from its shape).] |
| pike 3 (pk) n. 1. A turnpike. 2. a. A tollgate on a turnpike. b. A toll paid. intr.v. piked, pik·ing, pikes Idiom: To move quickly. 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). [Short for turnpike.] |
| pike 4 (pk) n. Chiefly British A hill with a pointed summit. [Middle English, possibly of Scandinavian origin.] |
| pike 5 (pk) n. A spike or sharp point, as on the tip of a spear. [Middle English, from Old English p c.] |
| pike 6 (pk) 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. [Perhaps from pike.] |
pike1
n pl pike, pikes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar fishes
[short for pikefish, from Old English pīc point, with reference to the shape of its jaw]
pike2
n
1. (Military / 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]
pike3
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) short for turnpike [1]
pike4
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Northern English dialect a pointed or conical hill
[Old English pīc, of obscure origin]
pike5, piked [paɪkt]
adj
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (of the body position of a diver) bent at the hips but with the legs straight
[of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pike - a broad highway designed for high-speed trafficautobahn - 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
Translations
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.
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
pike1 [paɪk] n (fish) → luccio
pike1 [paɪk] n (fish) → luccio
pike2 [paɪk] n (spear) → picca
pike2 [paɪk] n (spear) → picca
pike1 [paɪk] n (fish) → luccio
pike2 [paɪk] n (spear) → picca
pike2 [paɪk] n (spear) → picca
n pike [paik]
a large fierce fresh-water fish. varswatersnoek سَمَك الكَرَكي، زُنْجور щука štika gedde der Hecht λούτσος lucio 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 snoek gjedde szczupak 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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