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What (who) is pike - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Pikes; Pike (disambiguation)
pike
n.
1.
Turnpike, toll-bar.
2.
Spike, point.
3.
Halberd, spoontoon.
4.
(Ich.) Luce, true-jack.
pike
verb - New Zealand slang - to not turn up ( to a party, or whatever)
Was Fred at the pub? No, he piked.
Was Fred at the pub? No, he piked.
pike
(pikes)
Note: The form 'pike' is often used as the plural for meaning 1.
1.
A pike is a large fish that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish.
N-VAR
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Pike is this fish eaten as food.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
In former times, a pike was a weapon consisting of a pointed blade on the end of a long pole.
N-COUNT
3.
When something comes down the pike, it happens or occurs. (AM INFORMAL)
There have been threats to veto any legislation that comes down the pike.
PHRASE: V inflects
Examples of use of pike
1. Sometimes I wonder how we ever won the war. (Enter Pike.) Pike: Mr Mainwaring, Mr Mainwaring!
2. Pike: Mr Mainwaring, sir ... Mainwaring: For the last time, Pike, I am not going to commit suicide.
3. That deadline has also been withdrawn, Pike said.
4. The Times Breakthrough Award: Jennifer Pike Outstanding Achievement Award: J.K.
5. Pike, a nuclear expert and director of GlobalSecurity.org.