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pike

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noun (2)

as in spear
a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade a foot soldier armed with a pike

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pike

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noun (3)

as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

pike

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pike
Noun
The official press release does not specifically mention a third album being on the way, so further announcements are surely coming down the pike from Laufey, who has also not yet announced any touring for 2025 other than a handful of symphonic summer dates and a Jazz Fest appearance. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 For example, to support cold-water fish such as perch and pike, the water may need to remain below a certain temperature. Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range). Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023 Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands. Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pike
Verb
  • There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
    Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
  • And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.
    Erik Heinrich, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
Verb
  • Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.
    CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
    Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
Verb
  • But after one particularly long period in the 13th century with no pope, the church imposed new rules that thrust the election — literally — behind closed doors.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Grater-style zesters employ the same principle as a standard food or cheese grater and sport a longer metal shaft perforated with numerous small holes.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • To remove anything securing the cardboard together, either use a sharp tool, such as a box cutter, to carefully perforate the tape at the edges, or use a flathead screwdriver to pop out staples.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.
    Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
  • Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
Verb
  • After Houston answered and cut the lead to just four, Gary Payton II knifed inside for two layups to give Golden State breathing room with eight minutes remaining.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Donald Nesbit was knifed multiple times in the back inside NYCHA’s Roosevelt Houses on Marcus Garvey Blvd. near DeKalb Ave.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The game was riddled with dust-ups and disruptions thanks to the growing beef between the two teams.
    Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But any plan to replace them with tariffs as a source of government revenue would be riddled with problems.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • At Griffith's house on the day of his death, Kelly remembers chuckling that the police officers milling around kept getting pricked by his cactuses, knowing that Griffith would have appreciated that, given his formerly adversarial relationship with law enforcement.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Ears pricked up when Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta delivered an unexpected compliment to the Chelsea side his team had just comfortably kept a clean sheet against.
    Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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