A crosswise cut.
A shortcut.
A crosscut saw.
A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.
An instance of filmic crosscutting.
To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain.
To cut across something.
To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes.
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 large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
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.
Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
To equip with a turnpike.
To assume a pike position.
Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.