Pike
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
(2) A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
(3) Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
(4) A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
(5) Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
WiktionaryText
English
Noun
- A very long thrusting spear used two-handed by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. The pike is not intended to be thrown.
- Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
- A turnpike.
Verb
- To attack, prod, or injure someone with a pike.
- To quit or back out of a promise.