[pike] n [ME, fr. OE pic pickax] (13c) 1: pikestaff 1
2: a sharp point or spike; also: the tip of a spear -- piked adj
[2]pike n [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. pik pointed mountain] (13c) dial Eng: a mountain or hill having a peaked summit--used esp. in place names [3]pike n, pl pike or pikes [ME, fr. [1]pike] (14c) 1 a: a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (Esox lucius) valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere--called also northern, northern pike b: any of various fishes (family Esocidae) related to the pike: as (1): muskellunge (2): pickerel
2: any of various fishes resembling the pike in appearance or habits [4]pike n [MF pique, fr. piquer to prick, fr. (assumed) VL piccare, perh. fr. L picus woodpecker--more at pie] (ca. 1511): a heavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry esp. in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century [5]pike vt piked ; pik.ing (1798): to pierce, kill, or wound with a pike [6]pike vi piked ; pik.ing [ME pyken (refl.)] (1526) 1: to leave abruptly "get lonely and sore, and ~ out --Sinclair Lewis"
2: to make one's way "~ along" [7]pike n (1812) 1: turnpike
2: a railroad or railroad line or system -- down the pike 1: in the course of events "the greatest boxer to come down the pike in years"
2: in the future "today's advances only hint at what's down the pike" [8]pike n [perh. fr. [3]pike] (1928): a body position (as in diving) in which the hips are bent, the knees are straight, the head is pressed forward, and the hands touch the toes or clasp the legs behind or just above the knees