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# pike

noun (a pike, pikes; plural of the fish often pike); noun (a pike — weapon); noun (the pike — US road)

«pike» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#m1)
2. A long wooden pole with a sharp metal point, used as a weapon by soldiers long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#m2)
3. (US, short for turnpike) A main road where you pay a toll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#m3)
4. (in diving and gymnastics) A position with legs straight and the body bent at the hips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science: the pike is a freshwater predator at the top of the food chain. In history lessons: medieval soldiers (pikemen) carried pikes. In PE: «a pike jump» or «pike position» in gymnastics and diving. Phrases: «a pike jump», «come down the pike» (US: appear, happen).

### Examples

- The fisherman caught a huge pike in the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x1)
- A pike has very sharp teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x2)
- Soldiers long ago fought with pikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x3)
- In gymnastics, we practised a pike jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x4)
- Dive in the pike position with straight legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x5)
- The pike hides in the weeds and waits for small fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x6)
- A gigantic pike figures also in the Kalevala. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/#x7)

### Note

For the fish, the plural is often «pike» (three pike), but «pikes» is also used. Several unrelated meanings share one spelling, so the context tells you which one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pike.html) on Mova free.