pike
To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pikeTo prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
» The pike is not yet struck.
Noch hängt der Hecht nicht am Haken. — al_ex_an_der
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6 senses(transitive)To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
(ambitransitive)To assume a pike position.
(intransitive)To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
(Australia, New Zealand, intransitive, slang)Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
Don’t pike on me like you did last time!
(intransitive)To equip with a turnpike.
(UK, intransitive, obsolete)To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.
Examples
17 sentencesThe pike is not yet struck.
deNoch hängt der Hecht nicht am Haken. — al_ex_an_der
The pike is a predatory fish.
ruЩука - хищная рыба. — marafon
deDer Hecht ist ein Raubfisch. — PeterR
There is a pike in the pond.
ruВ пруду щука. — marafon
The pike was motionless in the water.
deDer Hecht stand bewegungslos im Wasser. — brauchinet
The pike and the perch are carnivores.
ruЩука и окунь — плотоядные. — Wezel
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pyke, pyk, pik, pike (“pike; sharp point, iron tip of a staff or spearFrom Middle English pyke, pyk, pik, pike (“pike; sharp point, iron tip of a staff or spear, pointed toe of an item of footwear; sharp tool; mountain, peak”), from Old English pīc (“pointed object, pick axe”), and Middle French pique (“long thrusting weapon”), from Old French pic (“sharp point, spike”); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz, *pīkō (“sharp point, pike, peak”), related to pick with a narrower meaning.
Clipping of turnpike (“a toll road, especially a toll expressway; a spiked barrier across a road, originally used to block access to the road until toll had been paid”).
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Forms
pikes, piking, piked, pikedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.