verb🔗ShareAtacar con una pica, ensartarTo prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike."The angry farmer piked the trespassing dog with his pitchfork to scare it away from his chickens. "El granjero enfadado atacó al perro intruso con su horca para ahuyentarlo de sus gallinas.weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdoptar una posición de pikeTo assume a pike position."The gymnast piked during her dismount, bending at the hips with her legs straight. "La gimnasta adoptó una posición de pike durante su desmontaje, doblando las caderas con las piernas rectas.sportbodypositionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApostar pequeñas cantidadesTo bet or gamble with only small amounts of money."To save for a new video game, Maria piked a few dollars each week. "Para ahorrar para un nuevo videojuego, María apostaba unos pocos dólares cada semana.betgameentertainmentfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRajarse, retractarseOften followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise."Don’t pike on me like you did last time!"¡No te rajes como la última vez!actionbusinessattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEquipar con una picaTo equip with a turnpike."The company planned to modernize the rural road and piked it, installing toll booths to help pay for the improvements. "La empresa planeaba modernizar la carretera rural y equiparla con una pica, instalando cabinas de peaje para ayudar a pagar las mejoras.utilitypropertybusinesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscaparse, largarse(thieves' cant) To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away."Seeing the police arrive, the burglars piked through the back door and into the alley. "Al ver llegar a la policía, los ladrones se escaparon por la puerta trasera y entraron en el callejón.actionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProvisto de una pica; que termina en puntaFurnished with a pike; ending in a point"The garden fence had piked tops to deter climbing animals. "La valla del jardín tenía puntas provistas de picas para disuadir a los animales de trepar.appearanceweaponstructuremilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareQue describe un clavado en el que las rodillas se mantienen rectas, pero el cuerpo se dobla en ángulo recto a la altura de las caderasDescribing a dive in which the knees are kept straight, but the body is bent at a right-angle at the hips"The gymnast performed a beautiful piked dive, bending sharply at the waist while keeping her legs straight. "La gimnasta realizó un hermoso clavado, doblando bruscamente la cintura mientras mantenía las piernas rectas.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
