dyke

dyke ¹  (dk)

n. & v.

Variant of dike¹.

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dyke ¹ or esp US dike

Noun

1. a wall built to prevent flooding

2. a ditch

3. Scot a dry-stone wall [Old English dic ditch]

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dyke ² or dike

Noun

Slang a lesbian [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine butch, dike derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
	2.	dyke - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea dam, dike barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
Verb	1.	dyke - enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" dike inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

Translations

dyke [daɪk] n (BRIT) → dique m (= channel); arroyo, acequia (= causeway); calzada

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dyke [daɪk] n (= embankment) → digue f

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dyke [daɪk] n (Brit) (wall) → Deich m, Damm m;

(channel) → (Entwässerungs)graben m;

(causeway) → Fahrdamm m

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dyke [daɪk] n → diga (= channel); canale m di scolo (= causeway); sentiero rialzato