Pike vs. Luce — What's the Difference?

A long spear formerly used by infantry.

The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.

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.

A pike when full grown.

Any of various fishes closely related to this fish, such as the muskellunge or the pickerels.

United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)

Any of various fishes that resemble this fish.

United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)

A turnpike.

A tollgate on a turnpike.

A toll paid.

A hill with a pointed summit.

A spike or sharp point, as on the tip of a spear.

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.

To attack or pierce with a pike.

To move quickly.

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.

A sharp, pointed staff or implement.

A large dry]] before adding to a haystack.

Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.

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.

A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.

Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.

(obsolete) A pick, a pickaxe.

A hayfork.

A penis.

(historical) A style of shoes with long toes, very popular in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.

A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.

(transitive) To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.

To assume a pike position.

To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.

Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.

(intransitive) To equip with a turnpike.

To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.

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 It is now superseded by the bayonet.

A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target.

A hayfork.

A pick.

A pointed or peaked hill.

A large haycock.

A turnpike; a toll bar.

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.

A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)

Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere