pike

Definitions

• (military) 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.
• A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
• A large haycock.
• Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
• (diving) 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.
• (fashion) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
• (chiefly) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
• (obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.
• (obsolete) A hayfork.
• (obsolete) A penis.