pike (out or off)

verb

Definition of pike (out or off)next
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pike (out or off)
  1. exit
  2. move
  3. depart
  4. cut out
  5. get
  6. go
  7. bail out
  8. get off
Verb
  • There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
    David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.
    Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Zack Minasian has been moved up as his general manger–Zack’s older brother Perry is the GM of the Los Angeles Angels.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the private sector is moving swiftly to meet growing demand for zero-carbon technologies and materials.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Potential arrivals are contingent on fringe players departing.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Clearly, Canoo has its work cut out for it to right the ship.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By Chad de Guzman December 20, 2024 7:00 AM EST Hwang Dong-hyuk has his work cut out for him.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Elko’s not the type to get excited about early October standings.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The fact that tax revenue didn't go directly back into the community, to fix roads and bridges damaged by years of fighting, made some residents angry — and fueled protests.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • What’s more, taxpayers were forced to bail out producers while those same billion-dollar companies made record profits.
    Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • At some point the feds must stop bailing out people who build homes and factories in the path of disasters.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of bail out
Verb
  • After one of the most historic seasons in golf in 2024, 2025 will not get off to an ideal start for Scottie Scheffler.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Unsure of what to do there, Adams played a poor ball that barely got off the ground.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of get off
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“Pike (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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