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- Dictionarypike/pʌɪk/
noun
- 1. an infantry weapon with a pointed steel or iron head on a long wooden shaft. historical
- 2. (in names of hills in the Lake District) a hill with a peaked top: Northern English "Scafell Pike"
verb
- 1. kill or thrust (someone) through with a pike: historical "many prisoners were taken out and piked"
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plural pike or pikes. 1. a. : a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (Esox lucius) valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere. called also northern, northern pike. b. : any of various fishes (family Esocidae) related to the pike: such as. (1) : muskellunge.
PIKE definition: 1. a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and eats other fish 2. a turnpike US: 3. a long…. Learn more.
Pike definition: any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout.. See examples of PIKE used in a sentence.
A pike is a large fish that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish. Pike is this fish eaten as food. 2. countable noun. In former times, a pike was a weapon consisting of a pointed blade on the end of a long pole. 3. See come down the pike. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
n., pl. ( esp. collectively) pike, ( esp. for kinds or species) pikes. 1. any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout. 2. any of various superficially similar fishes, as the walleye or pikeperch.
Definition of pike noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 30, 2024 · pike (plural pikes) ( military, historical) A 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 . A sharp, pointed staff or implement .
