Pike

Noun

 * 1) A very long thrusting spear used two-handed by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. The pike is not intended to be thrown.
 * 2) * 1790, James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile
 * Each had a small ax in the foreangle of his saddle, and a pike about fourteen feet long, the weapon with which he charged;
 * 1) A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
 * 2) Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
 * 3) A turnpike.
 * 4) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe, found in old-fashioned footwear.
 * 5) * 1861, The comprehensive history of England Vol. 1
 * During the earlier part of this period, the long pike disappeared from the shoe, but in the later part it returned in greater longitude than ever.
 * 1) * 1904, George Nicholls, A History of the English Poor Law in Connection with the State of the Country and the Condition of the People
 * Thus the statute of Edward the Fourth, which forbade the fine gentlemen of those times, under the degree of a lord, to wear pikes upon their shoes or boots of more than two inches in length, was a law that savoured of oppression, because, however ridiculous the fashion might appear, the restraining of it by pecuniary penalties would serve no purpose of common utility.
 * 1)  A dive position with knees straight and a tight bend at the hips.
 * 2) * 2008, TSN, China wins first diving medal at Beijing Olympics Aug 10 2008
 * Guo and Wu took a big lead after the second dive, a back dive in pike position, which the judges awarded three perfect tens for synchronization.

Synonyms

 * see: northern pike

Derived terms

 * come down the pike
 * garpike
 * pikehead
 * pikestaff
 * pikeman

Verb

 * 1)  To attack, prod, or injure someone with a pike.
 * 2)  To quit or back out of a promise.
 * Don't pike on me like you did last time!

Derived terms

 * piker

Noun

 * 1)  A mountain peak or summit.
 * 2) * 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.ii.3:
 * The pike of Teneriffe how high it is? 70 miles? or 50, as Patricius holds? or 9, as Snellius demonstrates in his Eratosthenes?

Thesaurus
Autobahn, US highway, alley, alleyway, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, belt highway, blind alley, boulevard, bypass, byway, camino real, carriageway, causeway, causey, chaussee, circumferential, close, corduroy road, county road, court, crescent, crest, cul-de-sac, dead-end street, dike, dirt road, drive, driveway, expressway, freeway, gravel road, highroad, highway, highways and byways, hilltop, interstate highway, knoll, lane, local road, lofty peak, main drag, main road, mews, motorway, mountaintop, parkway, pave, paved road, peak, pic, pico, pinnacle, place, plank road, point, precipice, primary highway, private road, right-of-way, ring road, road, roadbed, roadway, route nationale, row, royal road, secondary road, speedway, spur, state highway, street, summit, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, through street, thruway, toll road, tor, township road, turnpike, wynd

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: pique
 * Homophones: pique

Etymology 1
pique:, from pic:, and from  pic:, ultimately a variant form of pick:, with meaning narrowed.

Cognate with Dutch piek:, dialectal German Peik:, Norwegian pik:. pique:.

Etymology 2
Perhaps a special use of Etymology 1, above; or from an early Scandinavian language, compare Norwegian pik:.

Noun

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Anagrams

 * kepi
 * kipe

Noun

 * 1) girl

Etymology
From píka:, probably from.