1. Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere
   "The pike's sharp teeth made it a formidable predator in the lake"
    
2. Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
   "The angler proudly displayed his catch of pike from the northern lake"
    
3. Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
   "The infantry formation bristled with pikes"
    
4. A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
   "The hunter's spear had a deadly pike at its tip"
    
5. A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
   "They took the pike to save time on their journey";
   - expressway [N. Amer], freeway [N. Amer, Austral, S.Africa], motorway [Brit, Cdn], state highway [N. Amer], superhighway [N. Amer], throughway [N. Amer], thruway [N. Amer]

Derived forms: pikes

Type of: freshwater fish, highway, lance, main road, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, point, shaft, spear

Part of: Esox, genus Esox

Encyclopedia: Pike, New Hampshire