pike

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
2. 2
   A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
3. 3
   A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
4. 4
   Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
5. 5
   A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
6. 6
   A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
7. 7
   A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe: A style of shoes with pikes, popular in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
8. 8
   Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
9. 9
   A pick, a pickaxe.
10. 10
    A hayfork.
11. 11
    A penis.
12. 12
    Clipping of turnpike.
13. 13
    A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
14. 14
    A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Verb

1. 1
   To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
2. 2
   To assume a pike position.
3. 3
   To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
4. 4
   Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
5. 5
   To equip with a turnpike.
6. 6
   To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname from Middle English.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sierra County, California.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana, first named Pikes Crossing, at the crossing of a turnpike.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States: A town, hamlet, and census-designated place therein, in Wyoming County, New York.
6. 6
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, named for a turnpike intersection.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Pike Township.