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pik

//pîk//
Serbo-Croatiannounintj
Ћирилица: пикone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    ♠, spades in card- and boardgames
  2. 2.
    childishused in set phrases in a certain children’s game “pik spas” to denote a safe place
    • Čim naiđe malo veći val, on zbriše na ručnik. Pik spas za njega.

      As soon as a larger wave finds to him just a little, he rescues himself by the towel. Safe.

  3. 3.
    archaicplace of skirmish, battleground
    • Borba dura i do pola dana, a nijedna ne odstupa strana sa svojega pika i mejdana.

      The fight is long and lasts till noon, but no side steps away from its field and ground.

  4. 4.
    shrewdness, scoff, wont to be mean
  5. 5.
    a diagonal beam on which a sail is attached, called gaff in English
  6. 6.
    colloquialused when something is pricked, a sound made when a puncture is performed
  7. 7.
    peak

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • sȍšnjāk
  • šȍšnjāk
  • làntīna

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pik.

Forms

  • pȉkcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • пи̏кcyrillic

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