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Pike

Noun

Définitions

1.NounA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
2.NounA sharp, pointed staff or implement.
3.NounA large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
4.NounAny carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
5.NounA position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
6.NounA pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe. A style of shoes with pikes, popular in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
7.NounA style of shoes with pikes, popular in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
8.NounEspecially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
"Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England."
9.NounA pick, a pickaxe.
10.NounA hayfork.
11.NounA penis.
12.VerbTo prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
13.VerbTo assume a pike position.
14.VerbTo bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
15.VerbOften followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
"Don’t pike on me like you did last time!"
16.NounClipping of turnpike.
"They tried out every idea that came down the pike.; There is heavy traffic on the Mass Pike."
17.NounA gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
18.VerbTo equip with a turnpike.
19.VerbTo depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.
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