PIKE (OUT OR OFF) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

pike (out or off)

verb

Definition of pike (out or off)

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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Verb

Alme will still likely win based on the latest polling, but the margin could have been closer if Bankhead exited the race.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Yamamoto exited after giving up three runs and four hits in the shortest start of his career.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Guest and Crystal both departed SNL after the conclusion of season 10.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

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Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
If mechanical parts fail or electricity cuts out, coolant circulation can quickly stop.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut out

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White said Salvation Brands is not to be confused with the big brand management firms such as Authentic Brands Group and WHP Global, which are getting all the attention these days.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Waddhwa moved to strike a film development deal around the incident after getting unsolicited inquiries from Indian media firms.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

The highlight of the drive, though, was Mensah’s 44-yard pass to Daylyn Upshaw after eluding two would-be sacks before getting off the throw.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The Commanders allowed the clock to run out in overtime after getting the ball into field goal range inside the New York 30 without even getting off a kick.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of get off

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