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Dyke
see synonyms of dykeNoun
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Verb
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Dyke
see synonyms of dykenoun
1.
an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc
2.
a ditch or watercourse
3.
a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch
4. Scottish
a wall, esp a dry-stone wall
5.
a barrier or obstruction
6.
a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock
7. Australian and New Zealand informal
a.
a lavatory
b.
(as modifier)
a dyke roll
verb
8. (transitive)
to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke
noun
offensive, slang
a lesbian
noun
Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04)
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Dyke
see synonyms of dyke noun, verb transitive
alt. sp. of
dike1
noun
Slang
a lesbian, esp. one with physical characteristics traditionally thought of as belonging to men
usually a term of contempt and hostilityWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Dyke
see synonyms of dyken. & v.
n.
Offensive Slang
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.
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