dyke

dyke ¹

 (dīk)

n. & v.

Variant of dike¹.

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dyke ²

 (dīk) also dike

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

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[Origin unknown.]

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dyke′y adj.

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dyke

(daɪk) or

dike

n

1. (Civil Engineering) an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc

2. (Civil Engineering) a ditch or watercourse

3. (Civil Engineering) a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch

4. (Civil Engineering) Scot a wall, esp a dry-stone wall

5. a barrier or obstruction

6. (Geological Science) a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock

7. (Furniture) informal

a. a lavatory

b. (as modifier): a dyke roll.

vb

8. (Civil Engineering) civil engineering an embankment or wall built to confine a river to a particular course

9. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke

[C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch]

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dyke

(daɪk) or

dike

n

slang a lesbian

[C20: of unknown origin]

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Dyke

(dɑɪk)

n

(Biography) Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04)

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dyke¹

(daɪk)

n., v. dyked, dyk•ing.

dike ¹.

dyke²

or dike

(daɪk)

n.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. However, it has been increasingly adopted as a preferred term by young or radical homosexuals and in the academic community. In the mainstream homosexual community, gay and lesbian remain the terms of choice.

—n. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

(a term used to refer to a female homosexual or lesbian.)

[1930–35; of uncertain origin]

dyke′y, adj.

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dyke

Past participle: dyked
Gerund: dyking

Imperative

dyke

dyke

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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"

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dyke

noun wall, barrier, dam, enclosure, palisade I then slid down the side of the dyke.

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Translations

hráz

dæmningdige

Lesbe

bollotortillera

lesbo

diguegouine

flóîgarîur, stíflugarîur

aizsprostsdambis

pot

дайка

hrádza

flata

bentset

dyke

[daɪk] N

1. (= barrier) → dique m; (= channel) → canal m, acequia f; (= causeway) → calzada f; (= embankment) → terraplén m

2. (= lesbian) → tortillera f

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dyke

[ˈdaɪk] n (= embankment) → digue f

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dyke

, (US) dike

n

(= channel) → (Entwässerungs)graben m, → Kanal m

(= barrier) → Deich m, → Damm m; (= causeway) → Fahrdamm m

(sl: = lesbian) → Lesbe f (inf)

vt land → eindeichen; river → eindämmen

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dyke

[daɪk] n

a. (barrier) → diga, argine m; (channel) → canale m di scolo; (causeway) → sentiero rialzato

b. (offensive) (lesbian) → lesbica

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dyke,

dike

(daik) noun

an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc. dyk سَد، حاجِز боядисвам dique hráz der Deich dige; dæmning ανάχωμαdique tamm, kaldavall آب بند؛ مانع pato digueסכר नहर nasip védőgát tanggul flóðgarður, stíflugarður diga 堤防 제방 pylimas dambis; aizsprosts daik dijk dike, demningtama, zapora د آوبو بند diqueдамба; плотина hrádza nasip nasip [strand]vall เขื่อนกั้นน้ำ set, bent 堤防 дамба, гребля سمندری سیلاب کو روکنے کے لۓ باندھا گیا پشتہ con đê 沟，堤坝

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