simple past tense and past participle of pass the pikes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pass the pikes

present participle of pass the pikes

(idiomatic, of an event, thing, person) To emerge, come up; be about to happen; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).

present participle of come down the pike

Muraenesox cinereus, a species of eel native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Alternative form of pass the pikes

(military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman. / One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money. / A stingy person; a cheapskate. / An amateur.

(informal) A pike (fish).

Associated with or filled with pike (fish).