English Dictionary

dyke

/daɪk/

verb

(transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch. / (transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench. / (transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.

He decided to dyke a trench in his backyard.

意味（1）

(transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch.

意味（2）

(transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench.

意味（3）

(transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.

意味（4）

(transitive or intransitive) To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.

意味（5）

(transitive) To scour a watercourse.

意味（6）

(transitive) To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.