dyke (English, verb)
expansion: dyke (third-person singular simple present dykes, present participle dyking, simple past and past participle dyked)
Senses:
glosses: To dig, particularly to create a ditch.
tags: UK
intransitive
transitive
glosses: To surround with a ditch, to entrench.
tags: UK
transitive
glosses: To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.
tags: Scotland
UK
transitive
glosses: To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.
tags: UK
intransitive
transitive
glosses: To scour a watercourse.
tags: UK
transitive
glosses: To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.
tags: UK
transitive
Forms:
form: dykes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: dyking
tags: participle
present
form: dyked
tags: participle
past
form: dyked
tags: past
form: dike
tags: alternative