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pied

USPYD/paɪd/

3 meanings of pied

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  1. 1
    colored patchesadjective
    Having patches of two or more colors, often black and white.

    The farmer has a pied cow with big black and white patches.

    A small pied bird sat on the fence and sang.

    Similarpiebald, particoloured, bicolor

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  2. 2
    cream attackverb
    Past tense and past participle of pie. Use it for something that already happened.

    The clown got pied in the face, and all the kids laughed.

    At the school fair, the kids paid a dollar to see the principal get pied.

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Less common meaning

  1. 3
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of pi. Use it when metal printing letters got spilled or mixed up.

pied is a form of pie

pie, verb: To push or throw a pie into someone's face, as a joke or a protest. Full entry

Forms
piepies he/she/itpieing -ing formpied past tense, past participle
Spelling
pie → pied: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origins

Meaning 1

It comes from an old English word pie, meaning "magpie", which came from French and Latin.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts

Meaning 2

The past form of pie, made by adding -d.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts