Pronunciation

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Singular
pike

Plural
pikes

 
A northern pike caught in the Numedalslågen, Norway (sense 1)
 
A recreation in Memmingen, Germany, of a mid-17th century company of pikemen holding pikes (sense 2)
 
Two divers in a competition in Brazil in the pike position (sense 3)
  1. (countable) A pike is a carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
  2. (countable) (military) A pike is a very long spear used by infantry soldiers for thrusting attacks on enemies and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
  3. (transitive & intransitive) (diving) (gymnastics) To assume a pike position.

Plain form
pike

Third-person singular
pikes

Past tense
piked

Past participle
piked

Present participle
piking

  1. (transitive) If you pike someone, you attack or injure them with a pike.
  2. (intransitive) (slang) (Australia) If you pike on a person, you quit or withdraw of a promise.