2
: a sharp point or spike
also
: the tip of a spear
dialectal, England
: a mountain or hill having a peaked summit
—used especially in place names
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
2
: any of various fishes resembling the pike in appearance or habits
: a heavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry especially in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century
piked; piking
1
: to leave abruptly
get lonely and sore, and pike out—Sinclair Lewis
2
: to make one's way
pike along
: a body position (as in diving) in which the hips are bent, the knees are straight, and the hands touch the toes or clasp the legs behind or just above the knees
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