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pike

UK
/paɪk/
US
/paɪk/

Translations

pikenoun
pikes
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US
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piqueArme ancienne.
The Swiss mercenaries advanced with leveled pikes.
Les mercenaires suisses avançaient, les piques au poing.
The fisherman caught a large pike in the lake.
Le pêcheur a attrapé un gros brochet dans le lac.
position carpéeEn plongée et en gymnastique.
She executed a flawless pike before entering the water.
Elle a exécuté une position carpée parfaite avant d'entrer dans l'eau.
route à péageSens historique ou régional de turnpike.
We took the pike to avoid the traffic on the main highway.
Nous avons pris la route à péage pour éviter les embouteillages sur l'autoroute principale.
Additional translations
picSurtout dans l'anglais du nord; sens régional.
Synonyms
lance
spear
weapon
javelin
harpoon
pikeverb
piked
Past Simple
piked
Past Participle
piking
Gerund
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se mettre en carpéEn plongée et en gymnastique.
The diver piked sharply in mid-air.
Le plongeur s'est mis en carpé brusquement en plein vol.
filerFamilier.
We'd better pike before the police arrive.
Il vaut mieux filer avant l'arrivée de la police.
The soldier piked the enemy with his spear during the battle.
Le soldat a empalé l'ennemi avec sa lance pendant la bataille.
Synonyms
protrude
stab
impale
pierce
thrust
pikeadjective
more pike
Comp.
most pike
Super.
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Attributive use before nouns (e.g., pike rod, pike lure)
de brochet
He bought a new pike rod for the competition.
Il a acheté une nouvelle canne à brochet pour la compétition.
à piquesHéraldique ou militaire.
The pike militia formed a defensive square against the cavalry.
La milice à piques forma un carré défensif contre la cavalerie.

Definitions

pikenoun
A long-bodied predatory freshwater fish with a pointed snout and sharp teeth, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
The fisherman caught a large pike in the lake.
A long spear with a wooden shaft and a steel point, formerly used by infantry.
The Swiss mercenaries advanced with leveled pikes.
A toll road or turnpike.
We took the pike to avoid the traffic on the main highway.
A position in diving or gymnastics in which the body is bent at the hips while the legs remain straight.
She executed a flawless pike before entering the water.
(chiefly Northern English) A sharp-pointed hill or mountain peak.
Low clouds rolled over the pike as the climbers neared the summit.
pikeverb
(slang) To leave or move away quickly; to depart hastily.
We'd better pike before the police arrive.
To pierce or stab with a pike or similar weapon.
The soldier piked the enemy with his spear during the battle.
To bend the body at the hips while keeping the legs straight, as in diving or gymnastics.
The diver piked sharply in mid-air.
pikeadjective
Relating to or intended for catching or involving pike (the fish).
He bought a new pike rod for the competition.
Armed with or carrying pikes; equipped with pike weapons.
The pike militia formed a defensive square against the cavalry.
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