I. ˈdīk noun
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to Old English dīc ditch — more at ditch
Date: 13th century
1. : an artificial watercourse : ditch
2.
a. : a bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : levee
b. : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable
3.
a. : a raised causeway
b. : a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure
II. transitive verb
( diked ; dik·ing )
Date: 14th century
1. : to surround or protect with a dike
2. : to drain by a dike
• dik·er noun
III.
variant of dyke