PIE

[noun] - a round pastry container in which meat, vegetables or fruit are cooked and which might also be covered with pastrypecan/pumpkin/apple pie [U]Would you like some more pork pie? [U]They sell a large selection of hot and cold pies. [C]See picture: DessertsSomething which is pie in the sky is something you hope will happen but is unlikely to do so.Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.A pie chart is a circle which is divided from its centre into several parts to show how a total amount is divided up.The pie chart showed that 80% of the money had been spent on staff, 15% on buildings and 5% on equipment.A pie crust is (UK) the pastry on the top of a pie or (US and ANZ) the pastry on the top or bottom of a pie.Bake until the pie crust is golden brown.The recipe uses a delicious cheese pie crust.(informal) Pie-eyed means very drunk.