dike

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /daɪk/

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Noun

Singular dike

Plural dikes

1. (countable) A dike is a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.
2. (countable) A dike is a ditch.
3. (countable) (offensive) A dike is a lesbian.

Verb

Plain form dike

Third-person singular dikes

Past tense diked

Past participle diked

Present participle diking

1. (transitive) If you dike a land, you provide with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.