26984 words

pike

7 definitions • 5 examples
1
a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and eats other fish
2
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Examples:

the Leesburg Pike
3
a long sharp stick used in the past as a weapon by soldiers on foot:

Examples:

A soldier with a pike could bring down a charging horse.
4
a position in the sports of diving, trampolining, or gymnastics in which the body is bent at the waist and the legs are straight:

Examples:

Her coach asked her to do a triple pike - a difficult dive to pull off from 10 metres.
Their best dive came in the fifth round – a forward 2 and a half somersaults and 3 twists in pike.
5
a word used in northern England for a hill with a pointed top
6
a large fish with sharp teeth that lives in lakes and rivers
7
short form ofturnpike:

Examples:

Traffic is slow along Rockville Pike.

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