pike
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9.3
- noun
- /paɪk/
- Archaic
:
pica
- During the battle, the infantrymen thrust their pikes forward to create a barrier against cavalry charges.
In short, Clinton's head on a metaphorical Pike, as if she had been beheaded.
- In short, Clinton's head on a metaphorical Pike, as if she had been beheaded.
- A daughter who sees him stabbed through the heart with a Pike.
- And there's a vignette here of a man who's gets a Pike through the heart, a very quick, merciful death, and his little daughter is standing over him.
Examples
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We will meet them with the pikes of our militia in their gizzards.
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Let's get the pike pole, so we can drag the bottom.
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I for one would gladly hold high that pike.
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The soldiers held them away with pikes and spears, and the unit's commanding officer ordered them to move back.
Fiction book (1993) -
A beefy man picks up a homemade pike, its iron tip sharpened to a lethal point.
Fiction book (2002) -
A few elves tried to fight, with pikes, spears, and even swords.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here, the elven warriors deployed in a three-rank line of pikes, blocking the most direct route into Chrysalis.
Fiction book (1992) -
The soldiers stood ready, each holding a pike to fend off the approaching enemy.
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In historical reenactments, participants often carry pikes to accurately represent the weaponry of the past.
Synonyms
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1.2
A long pole with a sharp point used for hunting or fishing
Compounds
- US
1
9.9
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
- Specialized
1
6.1
A large freshwater fish with a long body that eats other fish in lakes and rivers
1
8.1
A freshwater fish like a pike with shiny silvery eyes found in North American lakes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pike (weapon) comes from an old word meaning 'point' or 'spike', just like in spike, and it was the name for the long, pointed pole soldiers used to keep enemies away, which is why it means a long spear.