dyke

IPA(Pronunciation)

/daɪk/

Verb

intransitive transitive Scotland

(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.

Japanese Meaning

溝を掘る、特に溝を作ること / 溝で囲む、堀を掘って防御を固めること / （スコットランド用法）低い土や石の壁で囲むこと

What is this buttons?

Each spring, the villagers dyke a trench along the marsh to protect their crops.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

村人たちは毎春、作物を守るために湿地沿いに溝を掘る。

Details

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

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

Sense（5）

(transitive) To scour a watercourse.

Sense（6）

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

dykes

（ present singular third-person ）

dyking

（ participle present ）

dyked

（ participle past ）

dyked

（ past ）

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