Pike vs. Gar: What's the Difference?
Pike and Gar Definitions
Pike
A long spear formerly used by infantry.
Gar
Any of several fishes of the family Lepisosteidae of fresh and brackish waters of North and Central America and Cuba, having an elongated body and long narrow jaws with sharp teeth. Also called garfish, garpike.
Pike
A freshwater game and food fish (Esox lucius) of the Northern Hemisphere that has a long snout and attains a length of over 1.2 meters (4 feet). Also called northern pike.
Gar
A needlefish.
Pike
Any of various fishes closely related to this fish, such as the muskellunge or the pickerels.
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Gar
To cause or compel.
Pike
Any of various fishes that resemble this fish.
Gar
Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
Pike
A turnpike.
Gar
A garfish, Belone belone.
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Pike
A tollgate on a turnpike.
Gar
To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done).
Pike
A toll paid.
Gar
Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See Garfish.
Pike
A hill with a pointed summit.
Gar
To cause; to make.
Pike
A spike or sharp point, as on the tip of a spear.
Gar
Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
Pike
A mid-air position in sports such as diving and gymnastics in which the athlete bends to touch the feet or grab the calves or back of the thighs while keeping the legs together and straight.
Gar
Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
Pike
To attack or pierce with a pike.
Pike
To move quickly.
Pike
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.
Pike
A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
Pike
A large dry]] before adding to a haystack.
Pike
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
Pike
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.
Pike
A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
Pike
Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England.
Pike
(obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.
Pike
A hayfork.
Pike
A penis.
Pike
(historical) A style of shoes with long toes, very popular in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Pike
A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
Pike
(transitive) To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
Pike
To assume a pike position.
Pike
To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
Pike
Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
Don’t pike on me like you did last time!
Pike
(intransitive) To equip with a turnpike.
Pike
To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.
Pike
A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet.
Pike
A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target.
Pike
A hayfork.
Pike
A pick.
Pike
A pointed or peaked hill.
Pike
A large haycock.
Pike
A turnpike; a toll bar.
Pike
A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; - called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack.
Pike
A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Pike
Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
Pike
A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
Pike
Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
Pike
Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere