as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pike (out or off)
Verb
-
The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025 -
Rodriguez, 21, has not pitched since exiting a June 8 game with what was termed a biceps issue by the organization.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
Verb
-
Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
-
There’s no way to move forward without acknowledging that.—
Cindy Juyoung Ok
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Verb
-
Macron and Trump exchanged barbs earlier in the week after Trump departed the G7 summit early as the conflict between Iran and Israel mounted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025
-
And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
-
That day my mother cut out a picture of JFK and hung it in our den.—
Dr. Richard Fichman,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
-
Today, without the help of technology, many companies’ shipments become delayed because of misclassifications; C.H. Robinson’s new technology is designed to cut out the confusion, particularly for small-to-medium clients.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
Verb
-
Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
-
As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
Verb
-
Days after the Iran nuclear deal went into effect in 2016, an Iranian official predicted at Davos that lifting sanctions on the country could usher in 8% annual economic growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
-
Simple lifestyle and dietary changes are usually all that is needed to get back on track when things go awry.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
Verb
-
But should the Kremlin begin to run out of money or soldiers, China’s willingness to bail out its ally is very much in doubt.—
Leon Aron,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
-
An inning before that, he was bailed out by his defense after his lone walk, when Miguel Rojas turned a spinning double-play up the line at third base to erase the free pass.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
-
Definitely had to club my hands more this season, not having the hockey thing and getting off to a little bit quicker start with that.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
-
Even after being named an alternate captain this season, Samuelsson got off to a slow start and was at the center of one of the team’s most disappointing moments of the season when nobody stepped in to defend Tage Thompson after a dirty hit from Stefan Noesen.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pike (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share