pike /paɪk/
noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: pike 'sharp pointed object' (11-20 centuries), from Old English pic]
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Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: pique]
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Sense 3-4: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: turnpike]
1. (
plural pike) a large fish that eats other fish and lives in rivers and lakes
2. a long-handled weapon with a sharp blade, used in the past
3. come down the pike American English to happen or become known:
The world is being turned upside down by the string of multimedia technologies coming down the pike.4. American English spoken a
turnpike [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲