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How to pronounce “pike”

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Pronunciation guide for pike

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of pike with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Pike Place Fish DemoANDERS MILLER: Hey, I'm Anders Miller, from Pike Place Fish
Definition summary: (military, historical) 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.

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Pike Place Fish Demo

ANDERS MILLER: Hey, I'm Anders Miller, from Pike Place Fish

[Noun]
(military, historical) 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, pointed staff or implement.
A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
(diving, gymnastics) 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. [from 1920s]
(fashion, dated) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
(chiefly Northern England) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
(obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.
(obsolete, British, dialectal) A hayfork.
(obsolete, often euphemistic) A penis.
[Verb]
(transitive) To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
(ambitransitive, diving, gymnastics) To assume a pike position.
(intransitive, gambling) To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
(intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.