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dyke 1

 (dīk)
n. & v.
Variant of dike1.

dyke 2

 (dīk) also dike
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

[Origin unknown.]

dyke′y adj.
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dyke

(daɪk) or

dike

n
1. (Civil Engineering) an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc
2. (Civil Engineering) a ditch or watercourse
3. (Civil Engineering) a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch
4. (Civil Engineering) Scot a wall, esp a dry-stone wall
5. a barrier or obstruction
6. (Geological Science) a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock
7. (Furniture) informal
a. a lavatory
b. (as modifier): a dyke roll.
vb
8. (Civil Engineering) civil engineering an embankment or wall built to confine a river to a particular course
9. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke
[C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch]

dyke

(daɪk) or

dike

n
slang a lesbian
[C20: of unknown origin]

Dyke

(dɑɪk)
n
(Biography) Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04)
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dyke1

(daɪk)

n., v. dyked, dyk•ing.

dyke2

or dike

(daɪk)

n.
usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. However, it has been increasingly adopted as a preferred term by young or radical homosexuals and in the academic community. In the mainstream homosexual community, gay and lesbian remain the terms of choice.
n. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
(a term used to refer to a female homosexual or lesbian.)
[1930–35; of uncertain origin]
dyke′y, adj.
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dyke


Past participle: dyked
Gerund: dyking

Imperative
dyke
dyke
Present
I dyke
you dyke
he/she/it dykes
we dyke
you dyke
they dyke
Preterite
I dyked
you dyked
he/she/it dyked
we dyked
you dyked
they dyked
Present Continuous
I am dyking
you are dyking
he/she/it is dyking
we are dyking
you are dyking
they are dyking
Present Perfect
I have dyked
you have dyked
he/she/it has dyked
we have dyked
you have dyked
they have dyked
Past Continuous
I was dyking
you were dyking
he/she/it was dyking
we were dyking
you were dyking
they were dyking
Past Perfect
I had dyked
you had dyked
he/she/it had dyked
we had dyked
you had dyked
they had dyked
Future
I will dyke
you will dyke
he/she/it will dyke
we will dyke
you will dyke
they will dyke
Future Perfect
I will have dyked
you will have dyked
he/she/it will have dyked
we will have dyked
you will have dyked
they will have dyked
Future Continuous
I will be dyking
you will be dyking
he/she/it will be dyking
we will be dyking
you will be dyking
they will be dyking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dyking
you have been dyking
he/she/it has been dyking
we have been dyking
you have been dyking
they have been dyking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dyking
you will have been dyking
he/she/it will have been dyking
we will have been dyking
you will have been dyking
they will have been dyking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dyking
you had been dyking
he/she/it had been dyking
we had been dyking
you had been dyking
they had been dyking
Conditional
I would dyke
you would dyke
he/she/it would dyke
we would dyke
you would dyke
they would dyke
Past Conditional
I would have dyked
you would have dyked
he/she/it would have dyked
we would have dyked
you would have dyked
they would have dyked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
2.dyke - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
Verb1.dyke - enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
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dyke

noun wall, barrier, dam, enclosure, palisade I then slid down the side of the dyke.
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Translations
hráz
dæmningdige
lesbo
flóîgarîur, stíflugarîur
aizsprostsdambis
hrádza
flata
bentset

dyke

[daɪk] N
1. (= barrier) → dique m; (= channel) → canal m, acequia f; (= causeway) → calzada f; (= embankment) → terraplén m
2. (= lesbian) → tortillera f
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dyke

[ˈdaɪk] n (= embankment) → digue f
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dyke

, (US) dike
n
(= channel)(Entwässerungs)graben m, → Kanal m
(= barrier)Deich m, → Damm m; (= causeway)Fahrdamm m
(sl: = lesbian) → Lesbe f (inf)
vt landeindeichen; rivereindämmen
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dyke

[daɪk] n
a. (barrier) → diga, argine m; (channel) → canale m di scolo; (causeway) → sentiero rialzato
b. (offensive) (lesbian) → lesbica
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dyke,

dike

(daik) noun
an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.
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References in classic literature ?
In the great museum at Asgard there is a book entitled "Essays in Application," written by Henry van Dyke. The book was published in 1905 of the Christian Era.
But as I went on my way to the city, I felt so lost and lonesome, that I could have found it in my heart to sit down by the dyke, and cry and weep like any baby.
"They say," said Aramis, resuming his pious reading, "that the dyke which the cardinal is making drives them all out into the open sea."
If her uncle was turned out of house and home, and forced to lay down in a dyke, Mas'r Davy,' said Mr.
The river to its topmost banks Swollen with death; the dykes of the Great Wall Brimming with blood.
At such a time I found out for certain, that this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard; and that Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and also Georgiana wife of the above, were dead and buried; and that Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, and Roger, infant children of the aforesaid, were also dead and buried; and that the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dykes and mounds and gates, with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes; and that the low leaden line beyond, was the river; and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing, was the sea; and that the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip.
Laurence Miller, a psychologist hired by the defense, worked with Van Dyke as he prepared for trial.
There were no security threats or other incidents that could have prompted the transfer, about which his family and attorneys learned later. Van Dyke in October was convicted of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in McDonald's death. He was given an 81-month sentence for the state charges in January.
All samples collected from the porphyritic and fine grained dioritic dykes exhibit light rare earth element(LREE) enrichment, heavy rare earth element(HREE) depletion, no obvious Eu anomaly, together with enrichment of large ion lithophile elements (LILE, Th, U, K, Pb, Sr, etc), and strong depletion of high field strength elements(HFSE, Nb, Ta, Ti).
'They were saying kind of racist comments and they were also very physical during the game,' said Dyke in Filipino.
Members of the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust have excavated part of the dyke at Chirk Castle, in Wrexham, in a rare opportunity to find out more about it.
Indeed, it seems that queer women are the least likely to be offended by the word "dyke," and lesbian publications like Curve magazine, AfterEllen, and Autostraddle have used the self-moniker frequently.