pike

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[ pahyk ]
/ paɪk /

noun

a toll road or highway; turnpike road.
a turnpike or tollgate.
the toll paid at a tollgate.

Idioms for pike

    come down the pike, Informal. to appear or come forth: the greatest idea that ever came down the pike.

Origin of pike

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1820–30, Americanism; short for turnpike

Words nearby pike

pik, pik pobedy, pika, pikake, pikau, pike, pike pole, pike's peak, pikeblenny, piked dogfish, pikelet

British Dictionary definitions for come down the pike (1 of 5)

pike 1
/ (paɪk) /

noun plural pike or pikes

any of several large predatory freshwater teleost fishes of the genus Esox, esp E. lucius (northern pike), having a broad flat snout, strong teeth, and an elongated body covered with small scales: family Esocidae
any of various similar fishes

Word Origin for pike

C14: short for pikefish, from Old English pīc point, with reference to the shape of its jaw

British Dictionary definitions for come down the pike (2 of 5)

pike 2
/ (paɪk) /

noun

a medieval weapon consisting of an iron or steel spearhead joined to a long pole, the pikestaff
a point or spike

verb

(tr) to stab or pierce using a pike

Word Origin for pike

Old English pīc point, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for come down the pike (3 of 5)

pike 3
/ (paɪk) /

noun

short for turnpike (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for come down the pike (4 of 5)

pike 4
/ (paɪk) /

noun

Northern English dialect a pointed or conical hill

Word Origin for pike

Old English pīc, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for come down the pike (5 of 5)

pike 5

piked (paɪkt)

/ (paɪk) /

adjective

(of the body position of a diver) bent at the hips but with the legs straight

Word Origin for pike

C20: of obscure origin

Idioms and Phrases with come down the pike

come down the pike

Appear, become prominent, as in He was the best writer to come down the pike in a long time. The noun pike here is short for “turnpike” or “road.” [Slang; mid-1900s]