Thesaurus: pike

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1. n. & v. A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet.
2. n. & v. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target.
3. n. & v. A hayfork.
4. n. & v. A pick.
5. n. & v. A pointed or peaked hill.
6. n. & v. A large haycock.
7. n. & v. A turnpike; a toll bar.
8. sing. & pl. A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack.
9. n. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
10. n. highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
11. n. a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
12. n. medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet