Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
Used in a Sentence
pike
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pike.
Editorial note
If you want to know what Rob Pike thinks, you read his code, because he doesn't write much otherwise.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pike gathered in one view.
A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pike.
noun
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
See also: throughway, freeway, motorway, thruway, expressway
noun
A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
See also: throughway, freeway, motorway, thruway, expressway
noun
A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
See also: throughway, freeway, motorway, thruway, expressway
noun
A surname from Middle English.
See also: throughway, freeway, motorway, thruway, expressway
Example sentences
If you want to know what Rob Pike thinks, you read his code, because he doesn't write much otherwise.
Rob Pike pursued a unique line of PL design research from a systems perspective that was never integrated into mainstream PL design research.
Rob Pike tweeted about it (the Android version) recently [1].
I disagree with Pike though I have mine fixed to 133 columns, not 80.
Pretty much there is a soul behind each language, Ricky Hicky for Clojure, Guido van Rossum for Python, Matz for Ruby, and Rob Pike for Go.
It's not a companion, Rob Pike wrote the Ivy package and the app was part of a demonstration that it is possible to now interop Go code and Obj-C code.
Those buildings may be practically abandoned, but the new Pike & Rose development only two blocks away appears to be doing quite nicely, and work has already begun on a new development project near what used to be White Flint mall.
Quote examples
According to Rob Pike at Gophercon 2014, and reiterated this year [1], "the language is done".
On his github page, Rob Pike describes Ivy as "an interpreter for an APL-like language", so it makes sense.
Because programmers Systems Software Research is Irrelevant (aka utah2000 or utah2k) By Rob Pike (Lucent Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill) “This talk is a polemic that distills the pessimistic side of my feelings about systems research these days.
If the list contains Rob Pike and the Mesos developer, and two people whose noteworthy contributions were apparently being harassed, I question the validity of the definition of "innovative programmers" and its application.
Proper noun examples
It tastes like pre-Pike Place roast Starbucks (circa 2006), whereas current Starbucks Veranda blend pourover is actually pretty good.
Pike's chief PL research interest has always been in concurrency as a first-class construct, particularly CSP.
It is purported that he was a user of Rob Pike's sam editor from Plan9.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pike in a sentence?
If you want to know what Rob Pike thinks, you read his code, because he doesn't write much otherwise.
What does pike mean?
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
What part of speech is pike?
pike is commonly used as noun.